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Nitrogen dioxide is used industrially to produce nitric acid, but it contributes to acid rain and photochemical smog. What volume of nitrogen dioxide is formed at 791 torr and 28.2°C by reacting 3.85 cm3of copper (d = 8.95 g/cm3) with 240. mL of nitric acid (d = 1.42 g/cm3, 68.0% HNO3 by mass)?
Cu(s) + 4HNO3(aq) →
Cu(NO3)2(aq) +
2NO2(g) + 2H2O(l)
______ L NO2