2 Ti (s) + 2 HNO3 (aq) + 8 HCl (aq) → 2 TiCl4 (l) + N2O (g) + 5 H2O (l)
This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:
2 Ti0 - 8 e- → 2 TiIV (oxidation)
2 NV + 8 e- → 2 NI (reduction)
Ti is a reducing agent, HNO3 is an oxidizing agent.
Reactants:
- Ti
- HNO3 – Nitric acid
- Other names: Aqua fortis , Spirit of niter , Eau forte
- Appearance: Colorless, yellow or red fuming liquid ; Colourless-to-yellow liquid with pungent odour ; Colorless, yellow, or red, fuming liquid with an acrid, suffocating odor. [Note: Often used in an aqueous solution. Fuming nitric acid is concentrated nitric acid that contains dissolved nitrogen dioxide.]
- HCl – Chlorane , Hydrogen chloride
- Other names: Hydrochloric acid , M , Uriatic acid
- Appearance: Colorless, transparent liquid, fumes in air if concentrated ; Colorless gas ; Colourless compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Colorless to slightly yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]
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