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3CuI2 + 2HNO3 + 6H+ → 3Cu2+ + 3I2 + 2NO↑ + 4H2O

Reaction of copper(II) iodide and nitric acid under acidic condition
3CuI2Copper(II) iodide + 2HNO3Nitric acid + 6H+Hydrogen ion
3Cu2+Copper(II) ion + 3I2Iodine + 2NONitrogen monoxide + 4H2OWater

The reaction of copper(II) iodide, nitric acid, and hydrogen ion yields copper(II) ion, iodine, nitrogen monoxide, 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 copper(II) iodide and nitric acid under acidic condition
3CuI2Copper(II) iodide + 2HNO3Nitric acid + 6H+Hydrogen ion
3Cu2+Copper(II) ion + 3I2Iodine + 2NONitrogen monoxide + 4H2OWater

General equation

Reaction of oxidizable species and oxidizing species under acidic condition
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper(II) iodide and nitric acid under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuI2Copper(II) iodide3
Reducing
Oxidizable
HNO3Nitric acid2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion6
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cu2+Copper(II) ion3
I2Iodine3
Oxidized
NONitrogen monoxide2
Reduced
H2OWater4
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
CuI2
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]
* (l):Liquid, (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
Cu2+ (g)3054.07[1]
Cu2+ (ao)64.77[1]65.49[1]-99.6[1]
I2 (cr)0[1]0[1]116.135[1]54.438[1]
I2 (g)62.438[1]19.327[1]260.69[1]36.90[1]
I2 (ao)22.6[1]16.40[1]137.2[1]
NO (g)90.25[1]86.55[1]210.761[1]29.844[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)