Pt + 4 Cl2 → PtCl8

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Pt0 - 8 e- → PtVIII (oxidation)

8 Cl0 + 8 e- → 8 Cl-I (reduction)

Pt is a reducing agent, Cl2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • Pt
    • Names: Platinum source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Platinum sponge source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Platinum black (powder) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Black powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Silvery, whitish-gray, malleable, ductile metal. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Cl2
    • Names: Chlorine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Molecular chlorine source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

Products:

  • PtCl8