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NX0409

Nitric Acid

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Synonym(s):

Nitric acid solution, Hydrogen Nitrate, Azotic Acid,Aqua Fortis, Aquafortis

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
HNO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
63.01
UNSPSC Code:
12352301
MDL number:
Concentration:
68.0-70.0% HNO3
Form:
liquid
Grade:
ACS reagent
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

agency

meets USP/NF

vapor pressure

9.4 hPa ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

concentration

68.0-70.0% HNO3

impurities

≤0.005 ppm Mercury (Hg), ≤0.01 ppm Arsenic (As), ≤0.05 ppm Copper (Cu), ≤0.05 ppm Nickel (Ni), ≤0.1 ppm Chromium (Cr), ≤0.1 ppm Lead (Pb), ≤0.2 ppm Aluminum (Al), ≤0.2 ppm Calcium (Ca), ≤0.2 ppm Heavy metals (as Pb), ≤0.2 ppm Iron (Fe), ≤0.2 ppm Manganese (Mn), ≤0.2 ppm Phosphate (PO4), ≤0.3 ppm Gold (Au), ≤0.3 ppm Magnesium (Mg), ≤0.3 ppm Tin (Sn), ≤0.3 ppm Titanium (Ti), ≤0.3 ppm Zinc (Zn), ≤0.5 ppm Chloride (Cl), ≤0.5 ppm Potassium (K), ≤0.5 ppm Sodium (Na), ≤1 ppm Sulfate (SO4)

ign. residue

≤5 ppm

color

APHA: ≤10

pH

<1 (20 °C in H2O)

bp

121 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-32 °C

solubility

water: soluble at 20 °C

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

O[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/HNO3/c2-1(3)4/h(H,2,3,4)

InChI key

GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS
NX0409P-5 and NX0409-75 are packaged in poly coated glass bottles

Analysis Note

Aluminum (Al): 0.2ppm max
Appearance: To pass test
Arsenic (As): 0.01ppm max
Assay: 68.0-70.0%
Calcium (Ca): 0.2ppm max
Chloride (Cl): 0.5ppm max
Chromium (Cr): 0.1ppm max
Color (APHA): 10 max
Copper (Cu): 0.05ppm max
Gold (Au): 0.3ppm max
Heavy metals (as Pb): 0.2ppm max
Iron (Fe): 0.2ppm max
Lead (Pb): 0.1ppm max
Magnesium (Mg): 0.3ppm max
Manganese (Mn): 0.2ppm max
Mercury (Hg): 0.005ppm max
Nickel (Ni): 0.05ppm max
Phosphate (PO4): 0.2ppm max
Potassium (K): 0.5ppm max
Residue after ignition: 5ppm max
Sodium (Na): 0.5ppm max
Sulfate (SO4): 1ppm max
Tin (Sn): 0.3ppm max
Titanium (Ti): 0.3ppm max
Zinc (Zn): 0.3ppm max


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Ox. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1A

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Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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