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The yellow colour of $H N O_{3}$ is due to the dissolution of nitrogen dioxide ( $N O_{2}$ ).

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Nitric acid decomposes slowly to nitrogen dioxide which confers the characteristic yellow color of most samples of this acid.
$4 {H N O}_{3} \to 4 {N O}_{2} + 2 H_{2} O + O_{2}$

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