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Assertion :

Aluminium containers can be used for storing HNO3.
Reason: Nitric acid cannot oxidize aluminium at all.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
These containers usually have a plastic coating covering the entire inside.
The Al2O3 coatings WILL dissolve in concentrations of aqueous Nitric acid more dilute than about 90% HNO3.
Al2O3(s)+6HNO3(aq)2Al(NO3)3(aq)+3H2O
Concentrations above 90% HNO3 are so strongly oxidizing that they do not react with the Aluminum oxide coating. Aluminum storage tanks for industrial sites have been used for storing HNO3, but Aluminum do not react with concentrated nitric acid since a thick, hard to dissolve oxidation layer builds (passive oxidation) that protects the metal against further assaults.
This Option C is correct.

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