The treatment of zinc with very dilute nitric acid produces:

N O

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N_{2} O

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{N O}_{2}

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{N H}_{4}^{+}

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Solution

The correct option is D ${N H}_{4}^{+}$
The treatment of zinc with very dilute nitric acid produces ${N H}_{4}^{+}$ ions.

The reaction is as follows:

$4 Z n + 10 H N O_{3} \to 4 Z n (N O_{3})_{2} + N H_{4} N O_{3} + 3 H_{2} O$

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N_{2} O

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