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The reaction with water is "messy"- initially hydrochloric acid and nitrous acid are formed. Oxygen from the air will oxidise and produce nitric acid and you may even get reddish fumes of NO2 that depends on how much water is present to "mop up" the NO2

NOCl +H2O ----> HNO2 + HCl (nitrous acid and hydrochloric acid)

The HNO2 nitrous acid will disproportionate:

3HNO2 -> OH3+ + NO3- + 2NO

Oxygen present in the water will react with the NO (nitric oxide)

2NO + O2 ->2NO2

NO2 will hydrolyse to form nitric and nitrous acid:-

2NO2 +H2O -> HNO3 + HNO2

A net equation in lots of water with sufficient O2 from the air will go right through to nitric acid and HCl

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