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Why is water present in "pure" nitric acid and RFNA and WFNA?

Various types of nitric acid have been used in rocket fuels as oxidisers (RFNA is red fuming nitric acid, WFNA is white fuming nitric acid) as they are often hypergolic with a wide variety of fuels. ...
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Will hydrogen chloride dissolved in ethanol react with magnesium?

Magnesium will react with aqueous HCl to form magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas. Simple. But I've just read in my textbook that HCl in a solution of ethanol no reaction will take place. There is no ...
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