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p-Nitroaniline reaction with sulfuric acid
An alternative version of the well-known demonstration carbon snake (the dehydration reaction of sugar by concentrated sulfuric acid forming a column of graphite) consists in mixing paranitroaniline ...
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Can a weak acid react to give a stronger acid? [closed]
I was trying to understand why $\ce{AgCl}$ does not dissolve in $\ce{HNO3}$ and the reaction I could think of was something like this:
$$\ce{AgCl + HNO3->AgNO3 + HCl}$$
I could not understand why ...
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When aluminium is ignited in atmosphere, will it form only aluminium oxide or also aluminium nitride?
We know when lithium is burnt in air, it forms lithium nitride and lithium oxide. I am wondering if this applies to aluminium (other metals) also?
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How does HF dissolve glass?
By what mechanism does HF proceed in dissolving glass? Why is it the only acid that has this capability? Is it because of the small size and high electronegativity of fluorine?
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