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CaSO3 + 2HNO3 → Ca(NO3)2 + H2SO3

The reaction of calcium sulfite and nitric acid yields calcium nitrate and sulfurous acid (Other reactions are here). This reaction is an acid-base 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

General equation

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CaSO3Calcium sulfite1
Brønsted base
Salt of weak acid
HNO3Nitric acid2
Brønsted acid
Strong acid

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Ca(NO3)2Calcium nitrate1
Conjugate base
Salt of strong acid
H2SO3Sulfurous acid1
Conjugate acid
Weak acid

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of calcium sulfite and nitric acid
CaSO3Crystalline solid + 2HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
Ca(NO3)2Ionized aqueous solution + H2SO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
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
77.7
per 1 mol of
77.7
per 1 mol of
38.9
per 1 mol of
77.7
per 1 mol of
77.7

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
CaSO3 (cr)101.38[1]91.71[1]
CaSO3 (cr)
0.5 hydrate
-1311.7[1]-1199.23[1]121.3[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ai):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
Ca(NO3)2 (cr)-938.39[1]-743.07[1]193.3[1]149.37[1]
Ca(NO3)2 (ai)-957.55[1]-776.09[1]239.7[1]
Ca(NO3)2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1540.76[1]-1229.11[1]269.4[1]
Ca(NO3)2 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1838.0[1]-1471.7[1]319.2[1]
Ca(NO3)2 (cr)
4 hydrate
-2132.33[1]-1713.15[1]375.3[1]
H2SO3 (ao)-608.81[1]-537.81[1]232.2[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

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)