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ChemistryComplete P-blockp-Block 15,16Easy2 minPYQ_2013

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Concentrated nitric acid, upon long standing, turns yellow-brown due to the formation of

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Solution:

Nitric acid decomposes in sunlight as per reaction
$4 {HNO}_{3} ⟶ 4 {NO}_{2} + 2 H_{2} O + O_{2} (g)$
Yellow colour is due to dissolved NO₂(liq.)

NO₂(g) is brown in colour but it is yellow in dissolved form.

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