which one of the following gas is formed when copper is treated with concentrated nitric acid?
A
NO
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B
N2O
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C
N2O2
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D
NO2
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Solution
The correct option is DNO2 When copper is treated with concentrated nitric acid, The gas formed is nitrogen dioxide. The equation is Cu+HNO3(conc.)→Cu(NO3)3+NO2+H2O