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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: hatefulpingpong on March 18, 2020, 02:28:34 AM
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Why isn't
NO2 + H2O = H2NO3?
I've seen that the result should be HNO3 + NO but I just can't figure out why.
Where does one of the hydrogen atoms go? And where do the extra N and O come from?
Thank you!
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In NO2 is the Oxidation number of nitrogen +IV.
In aquaes solution a disproportion takes place to +III an +V
Figure out start with 2 NO2 + H2O =>
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Why isn't
NO2 + H2O = H2NO3?
I've seen that the result should be HNO3 + NO [...]
You miss coefficients at the moles of reactants and products.
And: not every compound is possible. HNO3, NO, NO2, N2O4, N2O5... exist. I haven't heard about H2NO3.
This is hard to predict with N and O. You have to know them.