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17NaSCN + 57HNO3 → 17NaHSO4 + 64NO↑ + 5(NH4)2CO3 + 12CO2

The reaction of sodium thiocyanate and nitric acid yields sodium hydrogensulfate, nitrogen monoxide, ammonium carbonate, and carbon dioxide (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
NaSCNSodium thiocyanate17
Reducing
Reducing
HNO3Nitric acid57
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaHSO4Sodium hydrogensulfate17
Oxidized
NONitrogen monoxide64
Redoxed product
(NH4)2CO3Ammonium carbonate5
CO2Carbon dioxide12

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of sodium thiocyanate and nitric acid
ΔrG−10710.50 kJ/mol
K2.50 × 101876
pK−1876.40
17NaSCNIonized aqueous solution + 57HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
17NaHSO4Ionized aqueous solution + 64NOGas + 5(NH4)2CO3Ionized aqueous solution + 12CO2Gas
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
−8221.60−10710.508345.8
per 1 mol of
−483.624−630.0294490.93
per 1 mol of
−144.239−187.9035146.42
−483.624−630.0294490.93
per 1 mol of
−128.463−167.3516130.40
per 1 mol of
−1644.32−2142.1001669.2
per 1 mol of
−685.133−892.5417695.48

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of sodium thiocyanate and nitric acid
ΔrG−10609.95 kJ/mol
K6.06 × 101858
pK−1858.78
17NaSCNIonized aqueous solution + 57HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
17NaHSO4Ionized aqueous solution + 64NOGas + 5(NH4)2CO3Ionized aqueous solution + 12CO2Un-ionized 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
−8465.09−10609.957192.1
per 1 mol of
−497.946−624.1147423.06
per 1 mol of
−148.510−186.1395126.18
−497.946−624.1147423.06
per 1 mol of
−132.267−165.7805112.38
per 1 mol of
−1693.02−2121.9901438.4
per 1 mol of
−705.424−884.1625599.34

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
NaSCN (cr)-170.50[1]
NaSCN (ai)-163.68[1]-169.18[1]203.3[1]6.3[1]
HNO3 (l)-174.10[1]-80.71[1]155.60[1]109.87[1]
HNO3 (g)-135.06[1]-74.72[1]266.38[1]53.35[1]
HNO3 (ai)-207.36[1]-111.25[1]146.4[1]-86.6[1]
HNO3 (l)
1 hydrate
-473.46[1]-328.77[1]216.90[1]182.46[1]
HNO3 (l)
3 hydrate
-1056.04[1]-811.09[1]346.98[1]325.14[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas

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
NaHSO4 (cr)-1125.5[1]-992.8[1]113.0[1]
NaHSO4 (ai)-1127.46[1]-1017.80[1]190.8[1]-38[1]
NaHSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1421.7[1]-1231.6[1]155[1]
NO (g)90.25[1]86.55[1]210.761[1]29.844[1]
(NH4)2CO3 (ai)-942.15[1]-686.42[1]169.9[1]
CO2 (g)-393.509[1]-394.359[1]213.74[1]37.11[1]
CO2 (ao)-413.80[1]-385.98[1]117.6[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

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)