What acid does the combination of $H N O_{3} + H_{2} S O_{4}$ $HNO_3 + H_2SO_4$ create?

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What acid does the combination of $H N O_{3} + H_{2} S O_{4}$ $HNO_3 + H_2SO_4$ create?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-14T03:32:01

${HNO}_{3} + H_{2} {SO}_{4} ⇌ H_{2} O + {NO}_{2}^{+} + {HSO}_{4}^{-}$ $"HNO"_3 + "H"_2"SO"_4 rightleftharpoons "H"_2"O" + "NO"_2^+ + "HSO"_4^-$

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This is an acid-base reaction, with sulfuric acid ( $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ $"H"_2"SO"_4$ ) acting as an acid and nitric acid ( ${HNO}_{3}$ $"HNO"_3$ ) acting as a base. After the nitric acid gets protonated, it decomposes to form a water molecule ( $H_{2} O$ $"H"_2"O"$ ) and a nitronium ion ( ${NO}_{2}^{+}$ $"NO"_2^+$ ). The equilibrium lies very much to the left.

This reaction is commonly a precursor to aromatic nitration.

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