nitric acid

strong, oxidising mineral acid
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q83320
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nitric acid

Summary

nitric acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • nitric acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • nitric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as N+(O)[O-]N+(O)[O-]">[4].
  • nitric acid's chemical formula is recorded as HNO₃[5].
  • nitric acid is a type of mineral acid[6].
  • nitric acid is a type of nitrogen oxoacid[7].
  • nitric acid is a type of monoprotic acid[8].
  • nitric acid is used for oxidizing agent[9].
  • nitric acid is used for nitration[10].
  • nitric acid's Commons category is recorded as Nitric acid[11].
  • nitric acid comprises oxygen[12].
  • nitric acid comprises nitrogen[13].
  • nitric acid comprises hydrogen[14].
  • nitric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Tetradium glabrifolium[15].
  • nitric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Petiveria alliacea[16].
  • nitric acid's found in taxon is recorded as peanut[17].
  • nitric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Aristolochia arcuata[18].
  • nitric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Bombax ceiba[19].
  • nitric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Bombax malabaricum[20].
  • nitric acid's refractive index is recorded as {'amount': '+1.397'}[21].
  • nitric acid's pKa is recorded as {'amount': '-1.64'}[22].
  • nitric acid's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • nitric acid's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24].
  • nitric acid's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • nitric acid's described by source is recorded as Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[26].
  • nitric acid's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Why It Matters

nitric acid ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,220 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The heartwood constituents of Tetradium glabrifolium. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Dibenzyl trisulphide and trans-N-methyl-4-methoxyproline from Petiveria alliacea. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Constituents of Useful Plants. IX. Constituents of Arachis hypogaea L.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Alkaloids from Aristolochia arcuata. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Chemical constituents of Curcuma malabarica. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Chemical constituents of Curcuma malabarica. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vapor pressure {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+48'}
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    Subclass of mineral acid, nitrogen oxoacid, monoprotic acid
    Instance of type of chemical entity
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