Nitric Acid Flashcards
1
Q
What is nitric acid?
A
Highly corrosive liquid.
2
Q
What is nitric acid’s freezing point?
A
-42°c
3
Q
Who discovered nitric acid’s chemical composition?
A
Joseph-Lewis Gay-Lussac and Claude-Louis Berthollet
4
Q
What is nitric acid’s chemical composition?
A
HNo3
5
Q
When was nitric acid’s chemical composition discovered?
A
1816
6
Q
How is nitric acid made?
A
Bubbling No2 into H2O
7
Q
What is nitric acid used for?
A
Creating other inorganic compounds
8
Q
Where is nitric acid found?
A
In nature or create in a lab
9
Q
What happens if consumed?
A
Cause burns to lips, tongue, mouth, throat, stomach.
Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and even death.
