Answer
$Zn (s) + 2NO_{3}^{-}(aq) + 10H^{+}(aq) → Zn^{2+}(aq) + N_{2}O(g) + 5H_{2}O(l)$
Work Step by Step
Dilute nitric acid reacts with zinc metal which is oxidized to zinc ion with formation of nitrous oxide.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 22 - Chemistry of the Nonmetals - Exercises - Page 993: 22.56a
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