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22NaCl + 4Hg(NO3)2 + 16H+ → 8NaNO2 + 14Na+ + 11Cl2↑ + 2Hg22+ + 8H2O

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition
22NaClSodium chloride + 4Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate + 16H+Hydrogen ion
8NaNO2Sodium nitrite + 14Na+Sodium ion + 11Cl2Chlorine + 2Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 8H2OWater

The reaction of sodium chloride, mercury(II) nitrate, and hydrogen ion yields sodium nitrite, sodium ion, chlorine, dimercury(I) ion, 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
22NaClSodium chloride + 4Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate + 16H+Hydrogen ion
8NaNO2Sodium nitrite + 14Na+Sodium ion + 11Cl2Chlorine + 2Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 8H2OWater

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 chloride22
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate4
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion16
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaNO2Sodium nitrite8
Reduced
Na+Sodium ion14
Cl2Chlorine11
Oxidized
Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion2
Reduced
H2OWater8
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
NaNO2 (cr)-358.65[1]-284.55[1]103.8[1]
NaNO2 (ai)-344.8[1]-294.1[1]182.0[1]-51.0[1]
Na+ (g)609.358[1]
Na+ (ao)-240.12[1]-261.905[1]59.0[1]46.4[1]
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
Hg22+ (ao)172.4[1]153.52[1]84.5[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, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (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)