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Copper reacts with dilute nitric acid to give NO. The NO is quickly oxidised by air to NO2 so brown fumes are seen.

3
Cu
  +  
8
HNO3(aq)
         
3
Cu(NO3)2
  +  
2
NO
  +  
4
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Laboratory Synthetic Method
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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