Explain why nitric acid is written as HNO3

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Nitric acid is highly corrosive acidic substances. It is colourless. It dissolves metals like copper, iron. It is a strong oxidising agent. It has one hydrogen, one nitrogen and three oxygen atoms.
 
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Nitric acid?is a highly corrosive mineral?acid. The pure compound is colorless, but older samples tend to acquire a yellow cast due to decomposition into oxides of nitrogen and water. ... When the solution contains more than 86%?HNO3, it is referred to as fuming?nitric acid.
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