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Which compound is manufactured by the use of Pt catalyst in the Ostwald’s process? |
\(HNO_3\) \(H_2SO_4\) \(CH_3COOH\) \(H_2O_2\) |
\(HNO_3\) |
The correct answer is 1. \(HNO_3\). In the Ostwald process, nitric acid is manufactured by the oxidation of ammonia with oxygen in the presence of a platinum catalyst. The reaction is as follows: \(4NH_3 + 5O_2 → 4NO + 6H_2O\) The platinum catalyst helps to speed up the reaction and to produce a high yield of nitric acid. \(H_2SO_4\), \(CH_3COOH\), and \(H_2O_2\) are not manufactured using the Ostwald process. So the answer is 1. \(HNO_3\). |