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2AgCl + 2HNO3 + 6H+ → 2Ag3+ + N2O3↑ + 2HCl↑ + 3H2O

Reaction of silver(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
2AgClSilver(I) chloride + 2HNO3Nitric acid + 6H+Hydrogen ion
2Ag3+Silver(III) ion + N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide + 2HClHydrogen chloride + 3H2OWater

The reaction of silver(I) chloride, nitric acid, and hydrogen ion yields silver(III) ion, dinitrogen trioxide, hydrogen 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 silver(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
2AgClSilver(I) chloride + 2HNO3Nitric acid + 6H+Hydrogen ion
2Ag3+Silver(III) ion + N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide + 2HClHydrogen chloride + 3H2OWater

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 silver(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
AgClSilver(I) chloride2
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
HNO3Nitric acid2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion6
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Ag3+Silver(III) ion2
Oxidized
N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide1
Reduced
HClHydrogen chloride2
H2OWater3
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
AgCl (cr)-127.068[1]-109.789[1]96.2[1]50.79[1]
AgCl (g)245.92[1]35.86[1]
AgCl (ai)-61.580[1]-54.120[1]129.3[1]-114.6[1]
AgCl (ao)-72.8[1]-72.8[1]154.0[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]
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, (l):Liquid

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
Ag3+ (g)6467.6[1]
N2O3 (l)50.29[1]
N2O3 (g)83.72[1]139.46[1]312.28[1]65.61[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]
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, (l):Liquid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid

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)