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Preparation of Nitric Acid

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Write the equation for the laboratory preparation of nitric acid from potassium nitrate and concentrated sulphuric acid.

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The required equation is:

${KNO}_{3} + H_{2} {SO}_{4} \overset{200 ° C}{\to} {KHSO}_{4} + {HNO}_{3}$

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