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How does nitric acid behave in a titration?

Answer 1

Avery Adams

This question is a bit of a #"non sequitir"#........

Of course, I could use diluted nitric acid in a titration; it reacts with a strong base in the same manner.

#HNO_3(aq) + NaOH(aq) rarr NaNO_3(aq) + H_2O(l)#

At neutrality, #pH# would be very close to #7#.

Could you please clarify if I am asking the wrong question?

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Answer 2

Kai Bowman

Nitric acid behaves as a strong acid in a titration. It donates a hydrogen ion (H⁺) readily in solution, making it a good proton donor. During titration, when nitric acid is titrated against a base, such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH), the hydrogen ions from nitric acid react with the hydroxide ions from the base to form water (H₂O). The reaction between nitric acid and the base is complete and produces a neutral solution with water and a salt as the final products.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.