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Making Fuming Nitric Acid

Warning: This experiment deals with dangerous and toxic chemicals. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA (Copied from the other nitric acid video) Fuming nitric acid is defined as having a concentration of HNO3 greater than 86%. This is much higher than the conventional 68% of common lab nitric acid. The reaction between the nitric acid and the nitrile and latex gloves is extremely exothermic and violent. It is often recommended to avoid using gloves altogether when worki

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  • Originally Aired April 12, 2014
  • Runtime 6 minutes
  • Production Code 8YWVBBGSxZ8
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