Chemfulfill Nitric Acid is soluble in water, produces toxic nitrogen dioxide fumes on contact with organic materials, reacts with most metals to form nitrates, and causes severe skin burns. Nitric acid has many uses in various industries. Among its many industrial applications, nitric acid is used for the production of fertilizers, and dyes. In the electronics industry, nitric acid is used for etching during the manufacturing of printed circuit boards (PCBs). Nitric acid finds application as a reagent in chemical laboratories for the identification of different elements. It can be used to convert silver from its elemental form into silver nitrate. DIY Chemicals Nitric acid is used in the production of dyes such as trinitro-phenylmethyl nitramine that are used in dyeing wool or silk.
