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12HSCN + 16KMnO4 → K2SO4 + 12HNO2 + 5MnCO3 + 11MnS + 7K2CO3

The reaction of thiocyanic acid and potassium permanganate yields potassium sulfate, nitrous acid, manganese(II) carbonate, manganese(II) sulfide, and potassium carbonate (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 reducing species and oxidizing species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HSCNThiocyanic acid12
Reducing
Reducing
KMnO4Potassium permanganate16
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K2SO4Potassium sulfate1
Oxidized
HNO2Nitrous acid12
Oxidized
MnCO3Manganese(II) carbonate5
Reduced
MnSManganese(II) sulfide11
Reduced
K2CO3Potassium carbonate7

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of thiocyanic acid and potassium permanganate
ΔrG−5489.2 kJ/mol
K4.64 × 10961
pK−961.67
12HSCNIonized aqueous solution + 16KMnO4Ionized aqueous solution
K2SO4Ionized aqueous solution + 12HNO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 5MnCO3Crystalline solidnatural + 11MnSCrystalline solidgreen + 7K2CO3Ionized aqueous solution
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ΔrH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ΔrG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ΔrS°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ΔrCp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
per 1 mol of
Equation
−6160.9−5489.2−2252.6
per 1 mol of
−513.41−457.43−187.72
−385.06−343.07−140.79
per 1 mol of
−6160.9−5489.2−2252.6
per 1 mol of
−513.41−457.43−187.72
−1232.2−1097.8−450.52
−560.08−499.02−204.78
−880.13−784.17−321.80

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of thiocyanic acid and potassium permanganate
ΔrG−5547.4 kJ/mol
K7.29 × 10971
pK−971.86
12HSCNUn-ionized aqueous solution + 16KMnO4Ionized aqueous solution
K2SO4Ionized aqueous solution + 12HNO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 5MnCO3Crystalline solidnatural + 11MnSCrystalline solidgreen + 7K2CO3Ionized aqueous solution
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ΔrH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ΔrG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ΔrS°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ΔrCp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
per 1 mol of
Equation
−5547.4
per 1 mol of
−462.28
−346.71
per 1 mol of
−5547.4
per 1 mol of
−462.28
−1109.5
−504.31
−792.49

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
HSCN (ai)76.44[1]92.71[1]144.3[1]-40.2[1]
HSCN (ao)97.56[1]
KMnO4 (cr)-837.2[1]-737.6[1]171.71[1]117.57[1]
KMnO4 (ai)-793.8[1]-730.5[1]293.7[1]-60.2[1]
* (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid

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
K2SO4 (cr)-1437.79[1]-1321.37[1]175.56[1]131.46[1]
K2SO4 (g)-1096[1]-1033[1]364[1]108.8[1]
K2SO4 (ai)-1414.02[1]-1311.07[1]225.1[1]-251[1]
HNO2 (g)
cis
-77.99[1]-42.94[1]248.76[1]44.77[1]
HNO2 (g)
trans
-80.12[1]-45.24[1]249.22[1]46.07[1]
HNO2 (g)-79.5[1]-46.0[1]254.1[1]45.6[1]
HNO2 (ao)-119.2[1]-50.6[1]135.6[1]
MnCO3 (cr)
natural
-894.1[1]-816.7[1]85.8[1]81.50[1]
MnCO3 (cr)
precipitated
-883.2[1]
MnS (cr)
green
-214.2[1]-218.4[1]78.2[1]49.96[1]
MnS (am)
precipitated, pink
-213.8[1]
K2CO3 (cr)-1151.02[1]-1063.5[1]155.52[1]114.43[1]
K2CO3 (ai)-1181.90[1]-1094.36[1]148.1[1]
K2CO3 (cr)
1.5 hydrate
-1609.2[1]-1432.5[1]203.3[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid

References

List of references

  1. 1
    Janiel J. Reed (1989)
    The NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties: Selected Values for Inorganic and C1 and C2 Organic Substances in SI Units
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)