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Au + Hg(NO3)2 + 4H+ 🔥→ Au3+ + Hg + NO2↑ + 2H2O + NO2+

Reaction of gold and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition
AuGold + Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate + 4H+Hydrogen ion
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Au3+Gold(III) ion + HgMercury + NO2Nitrogen dioxide + 2H2OWater + NO2+Nitronium ion

The reaction of gold, mercury(II) nitrate, and hydrogen ion yields gold(III) ion, mercury, nitrogen dioxide, water, and nitronium ion (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 gold and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition
AuGold + Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate + 4H+Hydrogen ion
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Au3+Gold(III) ion + HgMercury + NO2Nitrogen dioxide + 2H2OWater + NO2+Nitronium ion

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 gold and mercury(II) nitrate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
AuGold1
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
Hg(NO3)2Mercury(II) nitrate1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion4
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Au3+Gold(III) ion1
Oxidized
HgMercury1
Reduced
NO2Nitrogen dioxide1
Reduced
H2OWater2
Water
NO2+Nitronium ion1

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
Au (cr)0[1]0[1]47.40[1]25.418[1]
Au (g)366.1[1]326.3[1]180.503[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
Au3+
Hg (cr)
Hg (l)0[1]0[1]76.02[1]27.983[1]
Hg (g)61.317[1]31.820[1]174.96[1]20.786[1]
Hg (ao)37.7[1]39.3[1]71[1]
NO2 (g)33.18[1]51.31[1]240.06[1]37.20[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]
NO2+ (g)967.8[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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