The following statement is correct only under certain conditions. Rewrite the statement including the appropriate condition(s) and underline it in your answer.
Copper and nitric acid react together to produce nitrogen dioxide.

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When copper reacts only with hot and concentrated nitric acid, it gives nitrogen dioxide. In other conditions, the reaction yields dinitrogen oxide.

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The following statement is correct only under certain conditions. Rewrite the statement including the appropriate condition(s) and underline it in your answer. Copper and nitric acid react together to produce nitrogen dioxide.

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Copper and nitric acid react together to produce nitrogen dioxide.