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Cd(OH)2 + 2e → Cd + 2OH

Reduction of cadmium hydroxide
Cd(OH)2Cadmium hydroxide + 2eElectron
CdCadmium + 2OHHydroxide ion

Reduction of cadmium hydroxide yields cadmium and hydroxide ion (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

Reduction of cadmium hydroxide
Cd(OH)2Cadmium hydroxide + 2eElectron
CdCadmium + 2OHHydroxide ion

General equation

Reduction of reducible species
ReactantOxidizing agent + e
ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reduction of cadmium hydroxide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cd(OH)2Cadmium hydroxide1
Oxidizing
eElectron2
Electron

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CdCadmium1
Reduced
OHHydroxide ion2

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reduction of cadmium hydroxide
ΔrG128.1 kJ/mol
K0.36 × 10−22
pK22.44
Cd(OH)2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2e
CdCrystalline solidγ + 2OHUn-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
128.1
per 1 mol of
128.1
per 1 mol of
Electron
64.05
per 1 mol of
128.1
per 1 mol of
Hydroxide ion
64.05

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reduction of cadmium hydroxide
ΔrG159.1 kJ/mol
K0.13 × 10−27
pK27.87
Cd(OH)2Crystalline solidprecipitated + 2e
CdCrystalline solidγ + 2OHUn-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
100.7159.1−66
per 1 mol of
100.7159.1−66
per 1 mol of
Electron
50.3579.55−33
per 1 mol of
100.7159.1−66
per 1 mol of
Hydroxide ion
50.3579.55−33

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
Cd(OH)2 (cr)
precipitated
-560.7[1]-473.6[1]96[1]
Cd(OH)2 (ai)-535.89[1]-392.10[1]-94.6[1]
Cd(OH)2 (ao)-442.6[1]
e
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-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
Cd (cr)
γ
0[1]0[1]51.76[1]25.98[1]
Cd (cr)
α
-0.59[1]-0.59[1]51.76[1]
Cd (g)112.01[1]77.41[1]167.746[1]20.786[1]
OH (g)-143.5[1]
OH (ao)-229.994[1]-157.244[1]-10.75[1]-148.5[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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