Hot concentrated $H N O_{3}$ converts graphite into:

graphite oxide

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benzene hexacarboxylic acid

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both

A

and

B

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B benzene hexacarboxylic acid
Nitric acid works as an oxidising agent for graphite, cold nitric acid does not react with graphite. Hot nitric acid gives graphitic acid or benzene hexacarboxylic acid $C_{6} {(C O O H)}_{6}$

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