Answer
This is a redox reaction:
$2 Fe(s) + 6 HNO_{3}(aq) → 2 Fe(NO_{3})_{3}(aq) + 3 H_{2}(g)$
Work Step by Step
In this reaction Iron is the reducing agent, and the nitrate ion is the oxidizing agent.
Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)
by Moore, John W.; Stanitski, Conrad L.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285199049
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-904-7
Chapter 3 - Chemical Reactions - Conceptual Exercise 3.14 - Reaction Product Prediction - Page 123: b
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