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6Cl2 + H3BO3 🔥→ 3Cl2O + BCl3 + 3HCl

The reaction of chlorine and boric acid yields dichlorine monoxide, boron trichloride, and hydrogen chloride (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
Cl2Chlorine6
Self redoxing
H3BO3Boric acid1
Acid

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cl2ODichlorine monoxide3
Oxidized
BCl3Boron trichloride1
Reduced
HClHydrogen chloride3
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of chlorine and boric acid
ΔrG546.2 kJ/mol
K0.20 × 10−95
pK95.69
6Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H3BO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
3Cl2OGas + BCl3Gas + 3HClGas
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
772.9546.2761
per 1 mol of
128.891.03127
per 1 mol of
772.9546.2761
257.6182.1254
per 1 mol of
772.9546.2761
per 1 mol of
257.6182.1254

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of chlorine and boric acid
ΔrG438.4 kJ/mol
K0.16 × 10−76
pK76.80
6Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H3BO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
3Cl2OGas + BCl3Gas + 3HClIonized 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
548.4438.4370
per 1 mol of
91.4073.0761.7
per 1 mol of
548.4438.4370
182.8146.1123
per 1 mol of
548.4438.4370
per 1 mol of
182.8146.1123

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
Cl2O (g)80.3[1]97.9[1]266.21[1]45.40[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]
HCl (g)-92.307[1]-95.299[1]186.908[1]29.12[1]
HCl (ai)-167.159[1]-131.228[1]56.5[1]-136.4[1]
* (g):Gas, (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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