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14H2S + 6K3AsO4 🔥→ 5H2SO3 + 6As + 9K2S + 9H2O

The reaction of hydrogen sulfide and potassium arsenate yields sulfurous acid, arsenic, potassium sulfide, and water (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 reducible species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Reducible speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2SHydrogen sulfide14
Reducing
Reducing
K3AsO4Potassium arsenate6
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2SO3Sulfurous acid5
Oxidized
AsArsenic6
Reduced
K2SPotassium sulfide9
H2OWater9

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of hydrogen sulfide and potassium arsenate
ΔrG229.5 kJ/mol
K0.62 × 10−40
pK40.21
14H2SUn-ionized aqueous solution + 6K3AsO4Ionized aqueous solution
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5H2SO3Un-ionized aqueous solution + 6AsCrystalline solidα, gray, metallic + 9K2SIonized aqueous solution + 9H2OLiquid
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
567.4229.51152
per 1 mol of
40.5316.3982.29
per 1 mol of
94.5738.25192.0
per 1 mol of
113.545.90230.4
per 1 mol of
94.5738.25192.0
per 1 mol of
63.0425.50128.0
per 1 mol of
63.0425.50128.0

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
H2S (g)-20.63[1]-33.56[1]205.79[1]34.23[1]
H2S (ao)-39.7[1]-27.83[1]121[1]
K3AsO4 (ai)-1645.27[1]-1498.23[1]144.8[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (ai):Ionized 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
H2SO3 (ao)-608.81[1]-537.81[1]232.2[1]
As (cr)
α, gray, metallic
0[1]0[1]35.1[1]24.64[1]
As (cr)
γ, yellow, cubic
14.6[1]
As (am)
β
4.2[1]
As (g)302.5[1]261.0[1]174.21[1]20.786[1]
K2S (cr)-380.7[1]-364.0[1]105[1]
K2S (ai)-471.5[1]-480.7[1]190.4[1]
K2S (cr)
2 hydrate
-975.3[1]
K2S (cr)
5 hydrate
-1871.5[1]
H2O (cr)
H2O (l)-285.830[1]-237.129[1]69.91[1]75.291[1]
H2O (g)-241.818[1]-228.572[1]188.825[1]33.577[1]
* (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (am):Amorphous solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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