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  2. Nitric acid - Wikipedia

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    The main industrial use of nitric acid is for the production of fertilizers. Nitric acid is neutralized with ammonia to give ammonium nitrate. This application consumes 75–80% of the 26 million tonnes produced annually (1987). The other main applications are for the production of explosives, nylon precursors, and specialty organic compounds. [39]

  3. Nitrogen compounds - Wikipedia

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    Fuming nitric acid contaminated with yellow nitrogen dioxide. Nitric acid (HNO 3) is by far the most important and the most stable of the nitrogen oxoacids. It is one of the three most used acids (the other two being sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid) and was first discovered by the alchemists in the 13th century. It is made by catalytic ...

  4. Nitrate - Wikipedia

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    In the NO − 3 anion, the oxidation state of the central nitrogen atom is V (+5). This corresponds to the highest possible oxidation number of nitrogen. Nitrate is a potentially powerful oxidizer as evidenced by its explosive behaviour at high temperature when it is detonated in ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3), or black powder, ignited by the shock wave of a primary explosive.

  5. Ostwald process - Wikipedia

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    The Ostwald process is a chemical process used for making nitric acid (HNO 3). [1] The Ostwald process is a mainstay of the modern chemical industry, and it provides the main raw material for the most common type of fertilizer production. [2]

  6. Aqua regia - Wikipedia

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    Nitric acid is a powerful oxidizer, which will dissolve a very small quantity of gold, forming gold(III) ions (Au 3+). The hydrochloric acid provides a ready supply of chloride ions ( Cl − ), which react with the gold ions to produce tetrachloroaurate(III) anions ( [AuCl 4 ] − ), also in solution.

  7. Nitrogen - Wikipedia

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    In the United States of America, over seven million tonnes of nitric acid are produced every year, most of which is used for nitrate production for fertilisers and explosives, among other uses. Anhydrous nitric acid may be made by distilling concentrated nitric acid with phosphorus pentoxide at low pressure in glass apparatus in the dark.

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    Finally, two bonus supplements to consider include beetroot powder, which Brighten says “is rich in nitrates, which the body converts into nitric oxide, which leads to increased blood flow and ...

  9. Silver nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, this reaction is used in analytical chemistry to confirm the presence of chloride, bromide, or iodide ions. Samples are typically acidified with dilute nitric acid to remove interfering ions, e.g. carbonate ions and sulfide ions. This step avoids confusion of silver sulfide or silver carbonate precipitates with that of silver halides.