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28CuCl + 6HNO3 + 28H+ → 14CuCl2 + 14Cu2+ + 3NH4NO3 + 9H2O + 2H2

Reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
28CuClCopper(I) chloride + 6HNO3Nitric acid + 28H+Hydrogen ion
14CuCl2Copper(II) chloride + 14Cu2+Copper(II) ion + 3NH4NO3Ammonium nitrate + 9H2OWater + 2H2Hydrogen

The reaction of copper(I) chloride, nitric acid, and hydrogen ion yields copper(II) chloride, copper(II) ion, ammonium nitrate, water, and hydrogen (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(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
28CuClCopper(I) chloride + 6HNO3Nitric acid + 28H+Hydrogen ion
14CuCl2Copper(II) chloride + 14Cu2+Copper(II) ion + 3NH4NO3Ammonium nitrate + 9H2OWater + 2H2Hydrogen

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(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuClCopper(I) chloride28
Reducing
Oxidizable
HNO3Nitric acid6
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion28
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCl2Copper(II) chloride14
Oxidized
Cu2+Copper(II) ion14
Oxidized
NH4NO3Ammonium nitrate3
Reduced
H2OWater9
Water
H2Hydrogen2

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
ΔrG−536.0 kJ/mol
K8.00 × 1093
pK−93.90
28CuClCrystalline solid + 6HNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 28H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
14CuCl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 14Cu2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3NH4NO3Ionized aqueous solution + 9H2OLiquid + 2H2Gas
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
−536.0
per 1 mol of
−19.14
per 1 mol of
−89.33
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
−19.14
−38.29
per 1 mol of
Copper(II) ion
−38.29
per 1 mol of
−178.7
per 1 mol of
−59.56
per 1 mol of
−268.0

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid under acidic condition
ΔrG−500.8 kJ/mol
K5.45 × 1087
pK−87.74
28CuClCrystalline solid + 6HNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 28H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
14CuCl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 14Cu2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3NH4NO3Ionized aqueous solution + 9H2OLiquid + 2H2Un-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
−500.8
per 1 mol of
−17.89
per 1 mol of
−83.47
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
−17.89
−35.77
per 1 mol of
Copper(II) ion
−35.77
per 1 mol of
−166.9
per 1 mol of
−55.64
per 1 mol of
−250.4

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
CuCl (cr)-137.2[1]-119.86[1]86.2[1]48.5[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, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (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
CuCl2 (cr)-220.1[1]-175.7[1]108.07[1]71.88[1]
CuCl2 (ao)-197.9[1]
CuCl2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-821.3[1]-655.9[1]167[1]
Cu2+ (g)3054.07[1]
Cu2+ (ao)64.77[1]65.49[1]-99.6[1]
NH4NO3 (cr)-365.56[1]-183.87[1]151.08[1]139.3[1]
NH4NO3 (ai)-339.87[1]-190.56[1]259.8[1]-6.7[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]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid

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)