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Sep 18, 2017

Magnesium nitrate, #"Mg(NO"_3)_2"#, is a salt that results from the neutralization of nitric acid #"HNO"_3"#.

Explanation:

Nitric acid can be neutralized by the base magnesium hydroxide, which produces the salt magnesium nitrate and water.

#"2HNO"_3" + Mg(OH)"_2"##rarr##"Mg(NO"_3)_2 + "2H"_2"O"#

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