To monitor oxides of nitrogen in stack effluents, the sample containing oxides of nitrogen is passed through a flask containing solution of H2O2 in sulphuric acid. Nitric acid is formed. The nitrate ions then react with phenol-disulphonic acid to produce blue colour.
(a) True
(b) False
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My question is from NO2 Analyser in chapter Industrial Gas Analysers of Analytical Instrumentation