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Concentrated nitric (V) acid was added to Iron (II) sulpahate acidified with dilute sulphuric (VI) acid the mixture heated...

      

Concentrated nitric (V) acid was added to Iron (II) sulpahate acidified with dilute sulphuric (VI) acid the mixture heated. The solution turned from pale green to yellow with evolution of brown gas. Explain these observations.

  

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John
Concentrated nitric (V) acid is a strong oxidizing agent. It oxidizes pale iron (II) to yellow iron (III) and it is reduced to nitrogen (IV) oxide which is brown
johnmulu answered the question on February 6, 2017 at 05:39


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