4 H2O + 14 NO + 6 HBrO4 → 14 HNO3 + 3 Br2
This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:
6 BrVII + 42 e- → 6 Br0 (reduction)
14 NII - 42 e- → 14 NV (oxidation)
HBrO4 is an oxidizing agent, NO 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