What are ''fuming" acids'?
1 Answer
The most common fuming acids are fuming nitric acid and fuming sulfuric acid.
Explanation:
Fuming nitric acid
Red fuming nitric acid consists of
The color is due to the
When you open a bottle of fuming nitric acid, some of the dissolved
Fuming sulfuric acid
Fuming sulfuric is made by dissolving
When you open a bottle of fuming sulfuric acid, some of the dissolved
The colourless gas reacts with moisture in the air, creating a white cloud of tiny sulfuric acid droplets.
The white cloud is the "fume" in fuming sulfuric acid.