Making 98% Nitric Acid Using Chemicals From the Hardware Store

This video captures the synthesis and distillation of nearly anhydrous nitric acid from easily attainable chemicals bought at a hardware store.

[@Nounams]

Дуже добре! Тепер можна відтворити досліди Кибальчича...😊

[@user-zb4tc4qh5z]

why when I mix potassium nitrate and sulphuric acid it start to make a brown gas instantly?

[@chemshack-jd6bb]

That is nitrogen dioxide gas which is poisonous. Please research and implement proper safety precautions before ever trying to replicate these actions.