Reactions. 1  Copper metal dissolves in nitric acid (HNO 3). 2  Actually, the nitrate ion oxidizes the copper metal to copper (II) ion while itself being transformed to NO 2 gas in the process; the copper (II) ion then binds to six water molecules.
Elaine C. Duke Sworn In As Deputy Secretary For The Department Of Homeland Security. Elaine C. Duke was sworn in today as the seventh Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate. In this capacity, she will serve as the chief operating officer for the Department.
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (PIX11) â A radically thinner Bernard Kerik â the former NYC police commissioner once nominated to be Homeland Security secretary â returned home from federal prison Tuesday afternoon, three years after he was sentenced to jail time for tax fraud and lying.