Which one of the following reactions will give NO (nitric oxide) gas as one of the products?

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Q: 29 (NDA-II/2018)

Which one of the following reactions will give NO (nitric oxide) gas as one of the products?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

NDA-II

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0,2,8,2,2,4,2

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{'nitric oxide': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'reactions': [1, 0, 0, 4], '3cu': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'gas': [9, 1, 9, 27], 'dilute': [0, 0, 0, 4], 'zn': [0, 0, 1, 5], 'products': [1, 3, 4, 8]}

Option 1: 3Cu + 8HNO3 (dilute)

In this reaction, copper (Cu) reacts with dilute nitric acid (HNO3). The balanced equation for this reaction is:

3Cu + 8HNO3 [REPLACEMENT] 3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O

As we can see from the balanced equation, the reaction produces nitric oxide (NO) gas as one of the products.

Option 2: Cu + 4HNO3 (Conc.)

In this reaction, copper (Cu) reacts with concentrated nitric acid (HNO3). The balanced equation for this reaction is:

Cu + 4HNO3 [REPLACEMENT] Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 + 2H2O

The product of this reaction is not nitric oxide (NO) gas, but nitric dioxide (NO2) gas.

Option 3: 4Zn + 1OHNO3 (dilute)

This equation appears to be incorrect. It should be written as:

4Zn + 10HNO3 [REPLACEMENT] 4Zn(NO3)2 + N2O + 5H2O

In this reaction,