Question

Which acid is the queen of acids?

Answer 1

Queen of acids:

• The acid that is considered the queen of acids is Nitric acid.
• The chemical formula of Nitric acid is ${\mathrm{HNO}}_3$.
• The structure of Nitric acid is given below:

Properties of Nitric acid:

• It serves as a powerful oxidizing agent.
• Nitric acid is highly reactive in nature.
• It can react with non-metallic compounds violently and it also reacts with metals to form metal nitrates as well as gases.
• For example Reaction of Zinc metal with Nitric acid is depicted below:

$\mathrm{Zn}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+4{\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{conc}\right)\to \mathrm{Zn}{\left({\mathrm{NO}}_3\right)}_2\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)+{\mathrm{NO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)$