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Aluminium does not react with nitric acid, including concentrated nitric acid because the metal surface is oxidised and said to be "passivated".

2
Al
  +  
6
H+
         
2
Al3+
  +  
3
H2
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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