Al2O3 (s) + 6 HNO3 (aq) 2 Al(NO3)3 (aq) + 3 H2O (l)

This is an acid-base reaction (neutralization): Al2O3 is a base, HNO3 is an acid.

Reactants:

  • Al2O3
    • Names: Aluminium oxide (Aluminum oxide) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Aluminum oxide source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium oxide source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; White, odorless, crystalline powder. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • HNO3Nitric acid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Aqua fortis source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Spirit of niter source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Eau forte source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: Colorless, yellow or red fuming liquid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless-to-yellow liquid with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; 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.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

Products:

  • Al(NO3)3Aluminium nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Nitric Aluminum salt source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Aluminum nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium(III) nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystals, solid | hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
  • H2OWater, oxidane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Water (H2O) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27