The most common way to get potassium nitrate from nitric acid is the reaction with potassium hydroxide
HNO3 + KOH KNO3 + H2O
Nitric acid + Potassium hydroxide Potassium nitrate + Water
Other options:
2HNO3 + K2O → 2KNO3 + H2O
2HNO3 + K2CO3 2KNO3 + H2O + CO2
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