Nitric acid is often manufactured from the atmospheric gases nitrogen and oxygen

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Nitric acid is often manufactured from the atmospheric gases nitrogen and oxygen, plus hydrogen prepared by reforming of natural gas, in a two-step process. In the first step, nitrogen and hydrogen react to form ammonia: N_2 (g)+ 3H_2(g)rightarrow2NH_3(g) In the second step, ammonia and oxygen react to form nitric acid and water: NH_3(g)+ 2O_2(g) rightarrow HNO_3(g) + H_2O(g) Write the net chemical equation for the production of nitric acid from nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen. Be sure your equation is balanced.

Explanation / Answer

2N2 + 5O2 + 2H2O   ------------------->4 HNO3

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