You-iggy

6HCl + 3KNO3 + 3H+ 🔥→ 3Cl2 + 2NO + 3K+ + HNO3 + 4H2O

Reaction of hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition

The reaction of hydrogen chloride, potassium nitrate, and hydrogen ion yields chlorine, nitrogen monoxide, potassium ion, nitric acid, 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

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 chloride6
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
KNO3Potassium nitrate3
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion3
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cl2Chlorine3
Oxidized
NONitrogen monoxide2
Reduced
K+Potassium ion3
HNO3Nitric acid1
H2OWater4
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition
ΔrG234.48 kJ/mol
K0.83 × 10−41
pK41.08
6HClIonized aqueous solution + 3KNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 3H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
3Cl2Gas + 2NOGas + 3K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + HNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 4H2OLiquid
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
454.85234.48738.61454.5
per 1 mol of
75.80839.080123.1242.42
per 1 mol of
151.6278.160246.2484.83
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
151.6278.160246.2484.83
per 1 mol of
151.6278.160246.2484.83
per 1 mol of
227.43117.24369.3727.25
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
151.6278.160246.2484.83
per 1 mol of
454.85234.48738.61454.5
per 1 mol of
113.7158.620184.7363.63

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of hydrogen chloride and potassium nitrate under acidic condition
ΔrG255.30 kJ/mol
K0.19 × 10−44
pK44.73
6HClIonized aqueous solution + 3KNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 3H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
3Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2NOGas + 3K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + HNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 4H2OLiquid
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
384.7255.30432
per 1 mol of
64.1242.55072.0
per 1 mol of
128.285.100144
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
128.285.100144
per 1 mol of
128.285.100144
per 1 mol of
192.3127.65216
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
128.285.100144
per 1 mol of
384.7255.30432
per 1 mol of
96.1763.825108

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
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
NO (g)90.25[1]86.55[1]210.761[1]29.844[1]
K+ (g)514.26[1]
K+ (ao)-252.38[1]-283.27[1]102.5[1]21.8[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]
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, (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)