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Essay Acid Nitric
Essay Acid Nitric
Essay Acid Nitric
PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY
18-11-2013
ESSAY
ACID NITRIC
PRODUCE AND USING
Lecturer:
NGUYEN THI PHUONG NHUNG
Students:
LE THANH DA
VU THI KIM
OANH
1
Preface
Acid nitric is an important compound in industry of many countries.
Nitric acid is used for a number of reasons which include production of fertilizers,
oxidizing liquid-fuelled rockets, determining metal traces in solutions and
artificially ageing maple and pine in woodwork. Nitric acid is also known as spirit
of nitre or aqua fortis.
Nitric acid is a highly corrosive and highly toxic acid. It is most commonly used in
the production of fertilizers and is a predominant component of explosives as
well. Nitric acid is also a highly important chemical component that is found
within aqua regia, which is used for the production of gold.
Now we will find out about producing and using acid nitric in industry and
laboratories.