8 MgN + 22 HNO3 → 8 Mg(NO3)2 + 7 N2O + 11 H2O
This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:
8 N-II - 24 e- → 8 NI (oxidation)
6 NV + 24 e- → 6 NI (reduction)
MgN is a reducing agent, HNO3 is an oxidizing agent (synproportionation (comproportionation)).
Reactants:
- MgN
- HNO3 – Nitric acid
- Other names: Aqua fortis , Spirit of niter , Eau forte
- Appearance: Colorless, yellow or red fuming liquid ; Colourless-to-yellow liquid with pungent odour ; Colorless, yellow, or red, fuming liquid with an acrid, suffocating odor. [Note: Often used in an aqueous solution. Fuming nitric acid is concentrated nitric acid that contains dissolved nitrogen dioxide.]
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