The following flow chart shows the industrial manufacture of Nitric (V) acid.

      

The following flow chart shows the industrial manufacture of Nitric (V) acid.
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a) Identify substance B, C, E and F.
b) Describe what happens in the catalytic chamber.
c) State what takes place in chamber D.
d) 60 – 65% nitric (V) acid is produced in the absorption chamber. Describe how the acid can be
concentrated.

  

Answers


Maurice
(a) B – ammonia gas
C - nitrogen (II) oxide (NO)
E – water
F – unreacted gases

(b) The mixture of ammonia and air is passed through heated/ catalyst where ammonia (II) is
oxidized to nitrogen (II) oxide.

(c) Gases are cooled and air passed through heated/ catalyst where ammonia is further
oxidized to nitrogen(IV) oxide.

(d) Fractional distillation,
Water with a lower boiling point than nitric (V) acid, distills left leaving the concentrates acid.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on October 14, 2019 at 11:10


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