Making Concentrated (68%) Nitric Acid

Hello! In this video we will be making 68% (azeotropic) nitric acid. This is standard lab grade stuff to do things like nitrations.

I am making the nitric acid because i need it to make mercury (II) thiocyanate (aka the Pharaoh's Serpent).

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