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7Cu + 8Hg(NO3)2 + 8H+ 🔥→ 7Cu(NO3)2 + 4Hg22+ + 2NO↑ + 4H2O

Reaction of copper and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition
7CuCopper + 8Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate + 8H+Hydrogen ion
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7Cu(NO3)2Copper(II) nitrate + 4Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 2NONitrogen monoxide + 4H2OWater

The reaction of copper, mercury(II) nitrate, and hydrogen ion yields copper(II) nitrate, dimercury(I) ion, 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 and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition
7CuCopper + 8Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate + 8H+Hydrogen ion
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7Cu(NO3)2Copper(II) nitrate + 4Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 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 and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper7
Reducing
Oxidizable
Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate8
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion8
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cu(NO3)2Copper(II) nitrate7
Oxidized
Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion4
Reduced
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
Cu (cr)0[1]0[1]33.150[1]24.435[1]
Cu (g)338.32[1]298.58[1]166.38[1]20.786[1]
Hg(NO3)2 (cr)
0.5 hydrate
-392.5[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
Cu(NO3)2 (cr)-302.9[1]
Cu(NO3)2 (ai)-349.95[1]-157.02[1]193.3[1]
Cu(NO3)2 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1217.1[1]
Cu(NO3)2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2110.8[1]
Hg22+ (ao)172.4[1]153.52[1]84.5[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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