Uranium reacts with conc. HNO_3

JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Uranium reacts with conc.

(A)To give and
(B)To give and
(C) and
(D)To make metal passiveCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Concentrated nitric acid is a strong oxidiser and never liberates gas on reacting with a metal (ruling out options showing as a product, (a) and (c)); instead it is itself reduced (to /). With certain metals, however, concentrated

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