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10NaCl + 2Hg(NO3)2 + 10H+ → 10Na+ + 3Cl2O↑ + 4NO↑ + 2HgCl2 + 5H2O

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition

The reaction of sodium chloride, mercury(II) nitrate, and hydrogen ion yields sodium ion, dichlorine monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, mercury(II) chloride, and water (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

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition

General equation

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

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaClSodium chloride10
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion10
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na+Sodium ion10
Cl2ODichlorine monoxide3
Oxidized
NONitrogen monoxide4
Reduced
HgCl2Mercury(II) chloride2
H2OWater5
Water

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
NaCl (cr)-411.153[1]-384.138[1]72.13[1]50.50[1]
NaCl (g)-176.65[1]-196.66[1]229.81[1]35.77[1]
NaCl (ai)-407.27[1]-393.133[1]115.5[1]-90.0[1]
Hg(NO3)2 (cr)
0.5 hydrate
-392.5[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

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
Na+ (g)609.358[1]
Na+ (ao)-240.12[1]-261.905[1]59.0[1]46.4[1]
Cl2O (g)80.3[1]97.9[1]266.21[1]45.40[1]
NO (g)90.25[1]86.55[1]210.761[1]29.844[1]
HgCl2 (cr)-224.3[1]-178.6[1]146.0[1]
HgCl2 (ao)-216.3[1]-173.2[1]155[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]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

  1. 1
    Janiel J. Reed (1989)
    The NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties: Selected Values for Inorganic and C1 and C2 Organic Substances in SI Units
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)