Nitric acid, hno3, is a very strong acid. it is 100% ionized in water. in the reaction below, would the position of equilibrium lie to the left or to the right? no3 - (aq) + h2o hno3 (aq) + oh - (aq) select the single best answer.

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Gia Mcmahon

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12 September, 09:44

Nitric acid, hno3, is a very strong acid. it is 100% ionized in water. in the reaction below, would the position of equilibrium lie to the left or to the right? no3 - (aq) + h2o hno3 (aq) + oh - (aq) select the single best answer.

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Aubrie Livingston · Answer 1

Answer is: the position of equilibrium lie to the left.

Chemical reaction: NO₃⁻ (aq) + H₂O (l) ⇄ HNO₃ (aq) + OH⁻ (aq).

Because nitric acid is very strong acid, NO₃⁻ is it weak conjugate base.

This weak base reacts very little with water, but nitric acid reacts very easy with hyroxide ions producing NO₃⁻ and water, so there are more compounds on the left side of the reaction that on the right side.