Need chemistry help

Dan0512 · 03-20-08, 10:37 AM

Hey guys, I'm writing a report on nitric acid for school, and from my research I've found out that the first syntheses were done by heating potassium nitrate (KNO3) together with hydrated copper sulfate (CuSO4 * 5H2O), and (or?) Alum (CuSO4 * 5H2O).

It is also mentioned that melanterite (FeSO4 * 7H2O) could be used as well.

Unfortunately, there is not much information regarding the reactions, so I'd be glad if someone could help me out with the chemical equations - I could probably work out some theoretical products (aside from HNO3 :P), but I wouldn't know if they're right or not

. I'm just a noob when it comes to chemistry, so any help would be appreciated.

dan

David · 03-29-08, 12:22 PM

Industrial production of nitric acid:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostwald_process

03-20-08, 10:37 AM	Thread Starter #1
Dan0512 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Switzerland	Need chemistry help Hey guys, I'm writing a report on nitric acid for school, and from my research I've found out that the first syntheses were done by heating potassium nitrate (KNO3) together with hydrated copper sulfate (CuSO4 * 5H2O), and (or?) Alum (CuSO4 * 5H2O). It is also mentioned that melanterite (FeSO4 * 7H2O) could be used as well. Unfortunately, there is not much information regarding the reactions, so I'd be glad if someone could help me out with the chemical equations - I could probably work out some theoretical products (aside from HNO3 :P), but I wouldn't know if they're right or not . I'm just a noob when it comes to chemistry, so any help would be appreciated. dan __________________ HP8530W on Arch Linux Own a 7900gto? Flash and memory Vmod instructions here ADO
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03-29-08, 12:22 PM	#2
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	Industrial production of nitric acid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostwald_process __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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