Conc.nitric acid is not used for the preparation of HCL because it is volatile and may volatilize out along with HCL
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Alisha answered this
Conc.nitric is highly volatile.
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Shagun Vishnoi answered this
Bcoz it is volatile (vapourises easily) and may be volatizing with with HCl also taking it away.
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Ishaan Pawar answered this
1=nitric acid is volatile acid 2=it cannot displace another volatile acid from its compound 3=it has a low B.P. and will volatalize off along with the fumes of hydrogen chloride
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Bhoomi Agarwal answered this
Concentrate nitric acid is not used for the preparation because it is volatile in nature and due HCl also being volatile get volatilised with it.
