Question

Write the balanced equation for the action of heat on a mixture of copper and concentrated nitric acid.

Answer 1

The balanced equation for the action of heat on a mixture of copper and concentrated nitric acid is given below.

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Cu}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+4{\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to \mathrm{Cu}{\left({\mathrm{NO}}_3\right)}_2\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{NO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right) \\ \mathrm{Copper}\mathrm{Nitric}\mathrm{acid}\mathrm{Copper}\mathrm{nitrate}\mathrm{Nitrogen}\mathrm{dioxide}\mathrm{Water} \end{gathered}$$