Input interpretation
HNO_3 nitric acid + Cu copper ⟶ H_2O water + Cu(NO_3)_2 copper(II) nitrate + NH_4NO_3 ammonium nitrate
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: HNO_3 + Cu ⟶ H_2O + Cu(NO_3)_2 + NH_4NO_3 Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 HNO_3 + c_2 Cu ⟶ c_3 H_2O + c_4 Cu(NO_3)_2 + c_5 NH_4NO_3 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, N, O and Cu: H: | c_1 = 2 c_3 + 4 c_5 N: | c_1 = 2 c_4 + 2 c_5 O: | 3 c_1 = c_3 + 6 c_4 + 3 c_5 Cu: | c_2 = c_4 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_5 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 10 c_2 = 4 c_3 = 3 c_4 = 4 c_5 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 10 HNO_3 + 4 Cu ⟶ 3 H_2O + 4 Cu(NO_3)_2 + NH_4NO_3
Structures
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Names
nitric acid + copper ⟶ water + copper(II) nitrate + ammonium nitrate
Equilibrium constant
Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: HNO_3 + Cu ⟶ H_2O + Cu(NO_3)_2 + NH_4NO_3 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the activity expression for each chemical species. • Use the activity expressions to build the equilibrium constant expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: 10 HNO_3 + 4 Cu ⟶ 3 H_2O + 4 Cu(NO_3)_2 + NH_4NO_3 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i HNO_3 | 10 | -10 Cu | 4 | -4 H_2O | 3 | 3 Cu(NO_3)_2 | 4 | 4 NH_4NO_3 | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression HNO_3 | 10 | -10 | ([HNO3])^(-10) Cu | 4 | -4 | ([Cu])^(-4) H_2O | 3 | 3 | ([H2O])^3 Cu(NO_3)_2 | 4 | 4 | ([Cu(NO3)2])^4 NH_4NO_3 | 1 | 1 | [NH4NO3] The equilibrium constant symbol in the concentration basis is: K_c Mulitply the activity expressions to arrive at the K_c expression: Answer: | | K_c = ([HNO3])^(-10) ([Cu])^(-4) ([H2O])^3 ([Cu(NO3)2])^4 [NH4NO3] = (([H2O])^3 ([Cu(NO3)2])^4 [NH4NO3])/(([HNO3])^10 ([Cu])^4)
Rate of reaction
Construct the rate of reaction expression for: HNO_3 + Cu ⟶ H_2O + Cu(NO_3)_2 + NH_4NO_3 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the rate term for each chemical species. • Write the rate of reaction expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: 10 HNO_3 + 4 Cu ⟶ 3 H_2O + 4 Cu(NO_3)_2 + NH_4NO_3 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i HNO_3 | 10 | -10 Cu | 4 | -4 H_2O | 3 | 3 Cu(NO_3)_2 | 4 | 4 NH_4NO_3 | 1 | 1 The rate term for each chemical species, B_i, is 1/ν_i(Δ[B_i])/(Δt) where [B_i] is the amount concentration and t is time: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | rate term HNO_3 | 10 | -10 | -1/10 (Δ[HNO3])/(Δt) Cu | 4 | -4 | -1/4 (Δ[Cu])/(Δt) H_2O | 3 | 3 | 1/3 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) Cu(NO_3)_2 | 4 | 4 | 1/4 (Δ[Cu(NO3)2])/(Δt) NH_4NO_3 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[NH4NO3])/(Δt) (for infinitesimal rate of change, replace Δ with d) Set the rate terms equal to each other to arrive at the rate expression: Answer: | | rate = -1/10 (Δ[HNO3])/(Δt) = -1/4 (Δ[Cu])/(Δt) = 1/3 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) = 1/4 (Δ[Cu(NO3)2])/(Δt) = (Δ[NH4NO3])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)
Chemical names and formulas
| nitric acid | copper | water | copper(II) nitrate | ammonium nitrate formula | HNO_3 | Cu | H_2O | Cu(NO_3)_2 | NH_4NO_3 Hill formula | HNO_3 | Cu | H_2O | CuN_2O_6 | H_4N_2O_3 name | nitric acid | copper | water | copper(II) nitrate | ammonium nitrate
Substance properties
| nitric acid | copper | water | copper(II) nitrate | ammonium nitrate molar mass | 63.012 g/mol | 63.546 g/mol | 18.015 g/mol | 187.55 g/mol | 80.04 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | liquid (at STP) | | solid (at STP) melting point | -41.6 °C | 1083 °C | 0 °C | | 169 °C boiling point | 83 °C | 2567 °C | 99.9839 °C | | 210 °C density | 1.5129 g/cm^3 | 8.96 g/cm^3 | 1 g/cm^3 | | 1.73 g/cm^3 solubility in water | miscible | insoluble | | | surface tension | | | 0.0728 N/m | | dynamic viscosity | 7.6×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | 8.9×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | odor | | odorless | odorless | | odorless
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