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NiCl2 + 4HNO3 + 2H+ 🔥→ Ni2+ + 2HClO2 + 2N2O3↑ + 2H2O

Reaction of nickel(II) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
NiCl2Nickel(II) chloride + 4HNO3Nitric acid + 2H+Hydrogen ion
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Ni2+Nickel(II) ion + 2HClO2Chlorous acid + 2N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide + 2H2OWater

The reaction of nickel(II) chloride, nitric acid, and hydrogen ion yields nickel(II) ion, chlorous acid, dinitrogen trioxide, 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 nickel(II) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
NiCl2Nickel(II) chloride + 4HNO3Nitric acid + 2H+Hydrogen ion
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Ni2+Nickel(II) ion + 2HClO2Chlorous acid + 2N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide + 2H2OWater

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 nickel(II) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NiCl2Nickel(II) chloride1
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
HNO3Nitric acid4
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion2
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Ni2+Nickel(II) ion1
HClO2Chlorous acid2
Oxidized
N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide2
Reduced
H2OWater2
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of nickel(II) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
ΔrG523.8 kJ/mol
K0.17 × 10−91
pK91.77
NiCl2Ionized aqueous solution + 4HNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 2H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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Ni2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2HClO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2N2O3Gas + 2H2OLiquid
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
655.7523.8441.6
655.7523.8441.6
per 1 mol of
163.9130.9110.4
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
327.9261.9220.8
per 1 mol of
Nickel(II) ion
655.7523.8441.6
per 1 mol of
327.9261.9220.8
327.9261.9220.8
per 1 mol of
327.9261.9220.8

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
NiCl2 (cr)-305.332[1]-259.032[1]97.65[1]71.67[1]
NiCl2 (ai)-388.3[1]-307.9[1]-15.1[1]
NiCl2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-922.2[1]-760.1[1]176[1]
NiCl2 (cr)
4 hydrate
-1516.7[1]-1234.9[1]243[1]
NiCl2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2103.17[1]-1713.19[1]344.3[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]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid, (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
Ni2+ (g)2931.390[1]
Ni2+ (ao)-54.0[1]-45.6[1]-128.9[1]
HClO2 (ao)-51.9[1]5.9[1]188.3[1]
N2O3 (l)50.29[1]
N2O3 (g)83.72[1]139.46[1]312.28[1]65.61[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, (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)