Copper metal readily dissolves in dilute aqueous nitric acid to form a blue solution of copper nitrate, nitrogen monoxide and water. Write out a balanced chemical reaction for this process. Show 1) the oxidation number of each species in the reaction. 2) which species was oxidized 3) which species was reduced

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Copper metal readily dissolves in dilute aqueous nitric acid to form a blue solution of copper nitrate, nitrogen monoxide and water.
Write out a balanced chemical reaction for this process. Show
1) the oxidation number of each species in the reaction.
2) which species was oxidized
3) which species was reduced
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