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10Au + 2Cr(NO3)3 + 18H2O 🔥→ 10Au(OH)3 + 3N2↑ + 2Cr(OH)3

The reaction of gold, chromium(III) nitrate, and water yields gold(III) hydroxide, nitrogen, and chromium(III) hydroxide (Other reactions are here). This reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction and is classified as follows:

Table of contents
  1. 1Reaction data
  2. 2Thermodynamic changes
  3. 3References
  4. 4Related reactions
  5. 5Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Reaction of hardly oxidizable species and oxidizing species under neutral condition
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H2ONon-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of gold and chromium(III) nitrate under neutral condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
AuGold10
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
Cr(NO3)3Chromium(III) nitrate2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing
H2OWater18
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Au(OH)3Gold(III) hydroxide10
Oxidized
N2Nitrogen3
Reduced
Cr(OH)3Chromium(III) hydroxide2

Thermodynamic changes

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Au (cr)0[1]0[1]47.40[1]25.418[1]
Au (g)366.1[1]326.3[1]180.503[1]20.786[1]
Cr(NO3)3 (cr)
9 hydrate
456.9[1]
H2O (cr)
H2O (l)-285.830[1]-237.129[1]69.91[1]75.291[1]
H2O (g)-241.818[1]-228.572[1]188.825[1]33.577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Au(OH)3 (cr)
precipitated
-424.7[1]-316.92[1]189.5[1]
Au(OH)3 (ao)-283.37[1]
N2 (g)0[1]0[1]191.61[1]29.125[1]
Cr(OH)3 (cr)
precipitated
-1064.0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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