What happens when Copper is boiled with concentrated nitric acid?

What happens when Copper is boiled with concentrated nitric acid?

Answer: Boiling copper with concentrated nitric acid produces cupric nitrate, nitrogen dioxide and water.

Cu + 4HNO3 = Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2↑ + H2O

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