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Nitric acid
HNO3 Strong oxidant that is fire-hazardous; colourless or yellowish liquid, miscible with water; boils at 86_C; used for chemical synthesis, explosives, and fertiliser manufacture, and in metallurgy, etching, engraving, and ore flotation. Also known as aqua fortis.
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