Sn (s) + 2 Cl2 (g) → SnCl4 (l)
This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:
4 Cl0 + 4 e- → 4 Cl-I
(reduction)
Sn0 - 4 e- → SnIV
(oxidation)
Cl2 is an oxidizing agent, Sn is a reducing agent.
Reactants:
Sn
Names: Tin source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Sn source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 50 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
Appearance: White crystalline powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Gray to almost silver-white, ductile, malleable, lustrous solid. 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:
SnCl4 – Tetrachlorostannane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Tin tetrachloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Tin(IV) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28
Other names: Stannic chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Tin(iv) chloride (anhydrous) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
Appearance: Colorless to slightly yellow fuming liquid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28; Colourless or slightly yellow fuming liquid with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
