6 Sb + 10 HNO3 3 Sb2O5 + 10 NO + 5 H2O

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

10 NV + 30 e- 10 NII (reduction)

6 Sb0 - 30 e- 6 SbV (oxidation)

HNO3 is an oxidizing agent, Sb is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Sb
    • Names: Antimony source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Sb source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 51 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Silver-white lustrous hard brittle lumps or dark grey powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Silver-white, lustrous, hard, brittle solid; scale-like crystals; or a dark-gray, lustrous 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:

  • Sb2O5(dioxo-λ5-stibanyl)oxy-dioxo-λ5-stibane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Antimony pentoxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Antimony(V) oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: Yellow, powdery solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
  • NONitrogen monoxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Oxidonitrogen(•) (additive) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Nitric oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Nitrogen(II) oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Nitric oxide (radical) source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Colourless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Colorless gas. [Note: Shipped as a nonliquefied compressed gas.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • 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