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(NH4)2B4O7 🔥→ N2↑ + 4B + 3H2O2 + H2O

Decomposition of ammonium tetraborate yields nitrogen, boron, hydrogen peroxide, 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

Thermal decomposition with redox
Thermally decomposable substanceSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Thermal decomposition of oxoacid salt with redox
Oxoacid saltSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of ammonium tetraborate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
(NH4)2B4O7Ammonium tetraborate1
Self redox agent
Thermally decomposable
Oxoacid salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
N2Nitrogen1
Oxidized
BBoron4
Reduced
H2O2Hydrogen peroxide3
Oxidized
H2OWater1

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
(NH4)2B4O7

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
N2 (g)0[1]0[1]191.61[1]29.125[1]
B (cr)0[1]0[1]5.86[1]11.09[1]
B (am)
x denotes undetermined zero point entropy
3.8[1]6.53+x[1]11.97[1]
B (g)562.7[1]518.8[1]153.45[1]20.799[1]
H2O2 (l)-187.78[1]-120.35[1]109.6[1]89.1[1]
H2O2 (g)-136.31[1]-105.57[1]232.7[1]43.1[1]
H2O2 (ao)-191.17[1]-134.03[1]143.9[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]
* (g):Gas, (cr):Crystalline solid, (am):Amorphous solid, (l):Liquid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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