VISION ACADEMY

NAME OF THE STUDENT:

ROLL NO.

1. Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the sentence. Sodium nitrate reacts with ____ (concentrated / dilute) sulphuric acid to produce nitric acid

• dilute
• concentrated
• dilute & concentrated

• NONE

2.Which compounds are required for the laboratory preparation of nitric acid?

• Sodium nitrate
• sulphuric acid
• BOTH
• NOTA

3.The first step in the manufacture of HNO3 is the catalytic oxidation of NH3. Name the catalyst used.

• Platinum
• Iron
• Vanadium pentoxide
• Palladium

4. When nitric aicd is prepared by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid on potassium nitrate, what is the special feature of the apparatus used.

• All the plastic apparatus is used
• All the rubber apparatus is used
• All the glass apparatus is used
• NOTA

5.State why a yellow colour appears in conc. Nitric acid when left standing in an ordinary glass bottle.

• Nitric acid decomposes to give reddish brown NO2 gas
• NO2 dissolves in nitric acid to give a yellowish brown colour.
• BOTH OF THE ABOVE OPTION
• NOTA