Al reaction

Al doesn't react with HNO3. this is true or false. Why????

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Pritish Chakraborty ·

I think it's true...passive film of oxide forms on surface of aluminium that prevents further oxidation by HNO3. Read this somewhere...not sure.

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Avinav Prakash ·

But HNO3 in very very dilute form reacts with Mg..and other metals.....
though i hv nvr seen it react with Al

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lubu ·

look guys according 2 my knowledge Al reacts With Conc HNO3. When Al heated with conc.HNO3 it becomes passive due 2 d formation of an oxide layer on d surface of the metal.

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utd4ever ·

aluminium is rendered passive with HNO3 due to the formation of an oxide layer on the surface which odes not allow further reaction............

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Arka Halder ·

Ya pritish,lubu and rooney u all r right.conc HNO3 renders Be,Al passive(diagonal relationship) and also Fe

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Manmay kumar Mohanty ·

yes I'm stating some more compounds which r rendered passive

Cr , Ti , V , Co , Ni , Fe( passive with both K2C2rO7 and HNO3 )
are rendered passive by K2C2rO7.

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khushbakht ishtiaq ·

why compounds like Al n stated above are rendered passive when react with HNO3 conc?

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