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12S + 2H3AsO4 → 4SO2↑ + As2S5 + 3H2S↑

The reaction of sulfur and arsenic acid yields sulfur dioxide, diarsenic pentasulfide, and hydrogen sulfide (Other reactions are here). This reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction and is classified as follows:

Table of contents
  1. 1Reaction data
  2. 2Thermodynamic changes
  3. 3References
  4. 4Related reactions
  5. 5Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Reaction of self redoxing species and acid
Self-redoxing speciesSelf redox agent + AcidNon-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of sulfur and arsenic acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
SSulfur12
Self redoxing
H3AsO4Arsenic acid2
Acid

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
SO2Sulfur dioxide4
Oxidized
As2S5Diarsenic pentasulfide1
Reduced
H2SHydrogen sulfide3
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
S (cr)
rhombic
0[1]0[1]31.80[1]22.64[1]
S (cr)
monoclinic
0.33[1]
S (g)278.805[1]238.250[1]167.821[1]23.673[1]
H3AsO4 (cr)-906.3[1]
H3AsO4 (ao)-902.5[1]-766.0[1]184[1]
H3AsO4 (aq)-904.6[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (aq):Aqueous solution

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
SO2 (l)-320.5[1]
SO2 (g)-296.830[1]-300.194[1]248.22[1]39.87[1]
SO2 (ao)-322.980[1]-300.676[1]161.9[1]
As2S5
H2S (g)-20.63[1]-33.56[1]205.79[1]34.23[1]
H2S (ao)-39.7[1]-27.83[1]121[1]
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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