I have been refining for about 12 months using Nitric at 70%. I found a local supplier with 67% at a good price. Is there any reason why I could not use 67%? It may be a stupid question, but with chemistry, sometimes the logical obvious is wrong....
67% vs. 70% Nitric Acid
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The 67% will work fine for refining.
Excellent, thank you
Martijn
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I think they are both at the azeotrope of 68%
The first supplier may have just rounded off the number, and the second one may be one the conservative side to be sure.
I could be wrong but that little difference won't matter much.
I use 50% HNO3 +/-
Works fine and is often diluted more in the processes it's used in.
The first supplier may have just rounded off the number, and the second one may be one the conservative side to be sure.
I could be wrong but that little difference won't matter much.
I use 50% HNO3 +/-
Works fine and is often diluted more in the processes it's used in.
