When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid

Question

When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid (A) it converts into stannous nitrate (B) it converts into stannic nitrate (C) it converts into metastannic acid (D) it becomes passive

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Tin is oxidised to metastannic acid when it is treated with nitric acid. Sn +4 HNO 3 longrightarrow H 2 SnO 3+4 NO 2+ H 2 O

Q. When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid

it converts into stannous nitrate

it converts into stannic nitrate

it converts into metastannic acid

it becomes passive

Tin is oxidised to metastannic acid when it is treated with nitric acid.
$S n + 4 H N O_{3} ⟶ H_{2} S n O_{3} + 4 N O_{2} + H_{2} O$

Q. When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid

it converts into stannous nitrate

it converts into stannic nitrate

it converts into metastannic acid

it becomes passive

Tin is oxidised to metastannic acid when it is treated with nitric acid. Sn+4HNO3​⟶H2​SnO3​+4NO2​+H2​O

Tin is oxidised to metastannic acid when it is treated with nitric acid.
$S n + 4 H N O_{3} ⟶ H_{2} S n O_{3} + 4 N O_{2} + H_{2} O$