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2CuCl + 8HNO3 🔥→ 2Cu(NO3)2 + Cl2↑ + 4NO2↑ + 4H2O

The reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid yields copper(II) nitrate, chlorine, nitrogen dioxide, 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 oxidizable species and oxidizing species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuClCopper(I) chloride2
Reducing
Oxidizable
HNO3Nitric acid8
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cu(NO3)2Copper(II) nitrate2
Oxidized
Cl2Chlorine1
Oxidized
NO2Nitrogen dioxide4
Reduced
H2OWater4

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid
2CuClCrystalline solid + 8HNO3Liquid
🔥
2Cu(NO3)2Crystalline solid + Cl2Gas + 4NO2Gas + 4H2OLiquid
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
50.8
per 1 mol of
25.4
per 1 mol of
6.35
per 1 mol of
25.4
per 1 mol of
50.8
per 1 mol of
12.7
per 1 mol of
12.7

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid
ΔrG72.40 kJ/mol
K0.21 × 10−12
pK12.68
2CuClCrystalline solid + 8HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
🔥
2Cu(NO3)2Ionized aqueous solution + Cl2Gas + 4NO2Gas + 4H2OLiquid
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
222.872.40505.9
per 1 mol of
111.436.20252.9
per 1 mol of
27.859.05063.24
per 1 mol of
111.436.20252.9
per 1 mol of
222.872.40505.9
per 1 mol of
55.7018.10126.5
per 1 mol of
55.7018.10126.5

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of copper(I) chloride and nitric acid
ΔrG79.34 kJ/mol
K0.13 × 10−13
pK13.90
2CuClCrystalline solid + 8HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
🔥
2Cu(NO3)2Ionized aqueous solution + Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4NO2Gas + 4H2OLiquid
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
199.479.34404
per 1 mol of
99.7039.67202
per 1 mol of
24.939.91850.5
per 1 mol of
99.7039.67202
per 1 mol of
199.479.34404
per 1 mol of
49.8519.84101
per 1 mol of
49.8519.84101

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]
* (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
Cu(NO3)2 (cr)-302.9[1]
Cu(NO3)2 (ai)-349.95[1]-157.02[1]193.3[1]
Cu(NO3)2 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1217.1[1]
Cu(NO3)2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2110.8[1]
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-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)