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2Cl2 + H3BO3 🔥→ HClO2 + BCl3 + H2O

The reaction of chlorine and boric acid yields chlorous acid, boron trichloride, 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

General equation

Reaction of self redoxing species and acid
Self-redoxing speciesSelf redox agent + AcidNon-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of chlorine and boric acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cl2Chlorine2
Self redoxing
H3BO3Boric acid1
Acid

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HClO2Chlorous acid1
Oxidized
BCl3Boron trichloride1
Reduced
H2OWater1

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of chlorine and boric acid
ΔrG334.9 kJ/mol
K0.21 × 10−58
pK58.67
2Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H3BO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
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HClO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + BCl3Gas + H2OLiquid
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
377.6334.9144
per 1 mol of
188.8167.472.0
per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
377.6334.9144

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
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
H3BO3 (cr)-1094.33[1]-968.92[1]88.83[1]81.38[1]
H3BO3 (g)-994.1[1]
H3BO3 (ao)-1072.32[1]-968.75[1]162.3[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid

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
HClO2 (ao)-51.9[1]5.9[1]188.3[1]
BCl3 (cr)
BCl3 (l)-427.2[1]-387.4[1]206.3[1]106.7[1]
BCl3 (g)-403.76[1]-388.72[1]290.10[1]62.72[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]
* (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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