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JAMB Chemistry 2011 Paper

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Question : 33

Total: 47

The property of concentrated H2SO4 that makes it suitable for preparing HNO3 is its

boiling point
density
oxidizing properties
dehydrating properties

Solution:

$H_2SO_4$ acid has a high boiling point of 388°C. Due to its high boiling point, it is considered a non-volatile acid, so when sulphuric acid is reacted with salts of nitric acid eg $NaNO_3$ , $HNO_3$ is displaced from its salt

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