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2BCl3 + 12HNO3 → B2O3 + 6HClO2 + 6HNO2 + 3N2O3

The reaction of boron trichloride and nitric acid yields diboron trioxide, chlorous acid, nitrous acid, and dinitrogen trioxide (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
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
BCl3Boron trichloride2
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
HNO3Nitric acid12
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
B2O3Diboron trioxide1
HClO2Chlorous acid6
Oxidized
HNO2Nitrous acid6
Reduced
N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide3
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of boron trichloride and nitric acid
2BCl3Crystalline solid + 12HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
B2O3Crystalline solid + 6HClO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 6HNO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3N2O3Gas
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ΔrH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ΔrG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ΔrS°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ΔrCp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
per 1 mol of
Equation
per 1 mol of
per 1 mol of
per 1 mol of
per 1 mol of
per 1 mol of

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
BCl3 (cr)
BCl3 (l)-427.2[1]-387.4[1]206.3[1]106.7[1]
BCl3 (g)-403.76[1]-388.72[1]290.10[1]62.72[1]
HNO3 (l)-174.10[1]-80.71[1]155.60[1]109.87[1]
HNO3 (g)-135.06[1]-74.72[1]266.38[1]53.35[1]
HNO3 (ai)-207.36[1]-111.25[1]146.4[1]-86.6[1]
HNO3 (l)
1 hydrate
-473.46[1]-328.77[1]216.90[1]182.46[1]
HNO3 (l)
3 hydrate
-1056.04[1]-811.09[1]346.98[1]325.14[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ai):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
B2O3 (cr)-1272.77[1]-1193.65[1]53.97[1]62.93[1]
B2O3 (am)-1254.53[1]-1182.3[1]77.8[1]61.1[1]
B2O3 (g)-843.79[1]-831.97[1]279.81[1]66.86[1]
HClO2 (ao)-51.9[1]5.9[1]188.3[1]
HNO2 (g)
cis
-77.99[1]-42.94[1]248.76[1]44.77[1]
HNO2 (g)
trans
-80.12[1]-45.24[1]249.22[1]46.07[1]
HNO2 (g)-79.5[1]-46.0[1]254.1[1]45.6[1]
HNO2 (ao)-119.2[1]-50.6[1]135.6[1]
N2O3 (l)50.29[1]
N2O3 (g)83.72[1]139.46[1]312.28[1]65.61[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (am):Amorphous solid, (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)