Nitric acidNitric acid is an inorganic compound with the formula HNO3. It is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The compound is colorless, but samples tend to acquire a yellow cast over time due to decomposition into oxides of nitrogen. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Nitric acid, revision 1380039872.

Property

Value

Formula

HNO3, 63.01 g/mol

Melting point

-42 °C

Boiling point

83 °C

Density

1.51 g/cm³

log P, measured

-0.13

pKa

-1.4

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