5 HNO2 + 2 HBrO3 → 5 HNO3 + Br2 + H2O
This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:
2 BrV + 10 e- → 2 Br0 (reduction)
5 NIII - 10 e- → 5 NV (oxidation)
HBrO3 is an oxidizing agent, HNO2 is a reducing agent.
Reactants:
Products:
- 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.]
- Br2
- H2O – Water, oxidane