Why does nitric acid dissolve copper?

Related questions

1. What is the oxidation state of S in so42?
2. Does copper react with acids?
3. Does copper react with acetic acid?
4. Does acid react with copper?
5. What happens when concentrated nitric acid is added to copper turnings?
6. Does copper react with phosphoric acid?
7. Does Zinc react with nitric acid?
8. How do you separate gold from nitric acid?
9. What happens when zinc granules are treated with dilute solution of hno3?
10. What happens when copper reacts with water?

Tags

1. #concentrated
2. #react
3. #nitrogen
4. #doesn
5. #oxidation
6. #unreactive
7. #oxide
8. #sense
9. #formed
10. #makes
11. #oxidising
12. #nitric
13. #however
14. #dilute
15. #acids
16. #circumstances
17. #strong
18. #agent
19. #copper
20. #normal
21. #state
22. #metal
23. #higher