3 Cl2 (g) + 6 AgNO3 (aq) + 3 H2O (l) → 5 AgCl (s) + AgClO3 (aq) + 6 HNO3 (aq)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

5 Cl0 + 5 e- → 5 Cl-I (reduction)

Cl0 - 5 e- → ClV (oxidation)

Cl2 is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent (disproportionation (dismutation)).

Reactants:

  • 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
  • AgNO3 – Silver(I) nitrate, Silver nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28
    • Other names: Silver nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Nitric acid silver(1+) salt source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28, Lapis infernalis source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28
    • Appearance: Colorless solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28; Odourless colourless or white crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • H2O – Water, 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

Products:

  • AgCl – Silver chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Cerargyrite source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28, Chlorargyrite source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28, Horn silver source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28
    • Appearance: White Solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28
  • AgClO3
    • Names: Silver(I) chlorate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Chloric acid silver salt source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Silver chlorate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White crystals source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
  • HNO3 – Nitric 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