8c.3 - Chemical Properties
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Practice Questions
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What color does blue litmus paper turn when it comes in contact with nitric acid?
💡 Hint: Think about what acids do to litmus paper.
What gas is released when nitric acid decomposes?
💡 Hint: Recall the decomposition products of nitric acid.
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What happens when blue litmus paper is exposed to nitric acid?
💡 Hint: Think about the behavior of acids.
Is nitric acid an oxidizing agent?
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of an oxidizing agent.
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Challenge Problems
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A scientist mixes equal weights of copper and nitric acid; then heat the mixture. Write down the balanced reaction equation and discuss the outcome.
💡 Hint: Consider the oxidation states and rewrite the equation.
Explain how the brown ring test relates to the presence of nitrates and detail a possible laboratory procedure.
💡 Hint: Think about how you layer chemicals in a test tube.
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