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2BCl3 + 6HNO3 → 2H3BO3 + 3Cl2 + 6NO2

The reaction of boron trichloride and nitric acid yields boric acid, chlorine, and nitrogen dioxide (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 acid6
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H3BO3Boric acid2
Cl2Chlorine3
Oxidized
NO2Nitrogen dioxide6
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of boron trichloride and nitric acid
2BCl3Crystalline solid + 6HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
2H3BO3Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3Cl2Gas + 6NO2Gas
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

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of boron trichloride and nitric acid
2BCl3Crystalline solid + 6HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
2H3BO3Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 6NO2Gas
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
H3BO3 (cr)-1094.33[1]-968.92[1]88.83[1]81.38[1]
H3BO3 (g)-994.1[1]
H3BO3 (ao)-1072.32[1]-968.75[1]162.3[1]
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
NO2 (g)33.18[1]51.31[1]240.06[1]37.20[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

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)