NITRIC ACID (〖HNO〗_3): STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, SYNTHESIS AND USE

The nitric acid It is an inorganic compound consisting of nitrogen oxo acid. It is a strong acid, although its pKa (-1.4) is similar to the pKa (-1.74) of the hydronium ion. From this point on, it may be the "weakest" of the many known strong acids.