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Q. When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid

The p-Block Elements

Solution:

Tin is oxidized to metastannic acid when it is treated with nitric acid.

$Sn +4 HNO _{3} \rightarrow H _{2} SnO _{3}+4 NO _{2}+ H _{2} O$