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Copper metal reacts with concentrated nitric acid to give copper(II) ion and brown fumes of NO2.

(Note, a slightly different reaction occurs with dilute nitric acid.)
Cu
  +  
4
HNO3
         
Cu(NO3)2
  +  
2
NO2
  +  
2
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2

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