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Ba(OH)2 🔥→ BaO + H2O

Decomposition of barium hydroxide yields barium oxide and water. This reaction is an acid-base reaction and is classified as follows:

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

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Thermal decomposition of hydroxide
Hydroxide
🔥
OxideConjugate base + H2OConjugate acid

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of barium hydroxide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Ba(OH)2Barium hydroxide1
Hydroxide

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
BaOBarium oxide1
Conjugate base
Oxide
H2OWater1
Conjugate acid
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Decomposition of barium hydroxide
Ba(OH)2Crystalline solid
🔥
BaOCrystalline solid + H2OLiquid
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
105.4
per 1 mol of
105.4
per 1 mol of
105.4
per 1 mol of
105.4

Changes in aqueous solution

Decomposition of barium hydroxide
Ba(OH)2Crystalline solid
🔥
BaOCrystalline solid + H2OLiquid
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
105.4
per 1 mol of
105.4
per 1 mol of
105.4
per 1 mol of
105.4

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
Ba(OH)2 (cr)-944.7[1]
Ba(OH)2 (g)-586[1]
Ba(OH)2 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1248.5[1]
Ba(OH)2 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1849.3[1]
Ba(OH)2 (cr)
8 hydrate
-3342.2[1]-2792.8[1]427[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (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
BaO (cr)-553.5[1]-525.1[1]70.42[1]47.78[1]
BaO (g)-117[1]33.1[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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