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2HCl + 2KNO3 + 2H+ 🔥→ 2ClO2 + N2 + 2K+ + 2H2O

Reaction of hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition
2HClHydrogen chloride + 2KNO3Potassium nitrate + 2H+Hydrogen ion
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2ClO2Chlorine dioxide + N2Nitrogen + 2K+Potassium ion + 2H2OWater

The reaction of hydrogen chloride, potassium nitrate, and hydrogen ion yields chlorine dioxide, nitrogen, potassium 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 hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition
2HClHydrogen chloride + 2KNO3Potassium nitrate + 2H+Hydrogen ion
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2ClO2Chlorine dioxide + N2Nitrogen + 2K+Potassium ion + 2H2OWater

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 hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HClHydrogen chloride2
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
KNO3Potassium nitrate2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion2
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
ClO2Chlorine dioxide2
Oxidized
N2Nitrogen1
Reduced
K+Potassium ion2
H2OWater2
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition
ΔrG251.7 kJ/mol
K0.80 × 10−44
pK44.10
2HClIonized aqueous solution + 2KNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 2H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2ClO2Gas + N2Gas + 2K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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
382.4251.7439.3709.8
per 1 mol of
191.2125.8219.7354.9
per 1 mol of
191.2125.8219.7354.9
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
191.2125.8219.7354.9
per 1 mol of
191.2125.8219.7354.9
per 1 mol of
382.4251.7439.3709.8
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
191.2125.8219.7354.9
per 1 mol of
191.2125.8219.7354.9

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition
ΔrG250.9 kJ/mol
K0.11 × 10−43
pK43.96
2HClIonized aqueous solution + 2KNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 2H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2ClO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + N2Gas + 2K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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
327.2250.9255.2
per 1 mol of
163.6125.5127.6
per 1 mol of
163.6125.5127.6
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
163.6125.5127.6
per 1 mol of
163.6125.5127.6
per 1 mol of
327.2250.9255.2
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
163.6125.5127.6
per 1 mol of
163.6125.5127.6

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
HCl (g)-92.307[1]-95.299[1]186.908[1]29.12[1]
HCl (ai)-167.159[1]-131.228[1]56.5[1]-136.4[1]
KNO3 (cr)-494.63[1]-394.86[1]133.05[1]96.40[1]
KNO3 (ai)-459.74[1]-394.53[1]248.9[1]-64.9[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (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
ClO2 (g)102.5[1]120.5[1]256.84[1]41.97[1]
ClO2 (ao)74.9[1]120.1[1]164.8[1]
N2 (g)0[1]0[1]191.61[1]29.125[1]
K+ (g)514.26[1]
K+ (ao)-252.38[1]-283.27[1]102.5[1]21.8[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)