CaSeO3 🔥→ CaO + SeO2
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- Decomposition of calcium selenite
Decomposition of calcium selenite yields calcium oxide and selenium dioxide (Other reactions are here). This reaction is an acid-base reaction and is classified as follows:
- Thermal decomposition without redox
- Thermal decomposition of oxoacid salt without redox
- Thermal decomposition of salt of oxoacid and hydroxide base
Table of contents
Reaction data
Chemical equation
- Decomposition of calcium selenite
General equation
- Thermal decomposition without redox
- Thermally decomposable substanceLewis conjugate🔥⟶ ProductLewis acid + ProductLewis base
- Thermal decomposition of oxoacid salt without redox
- Oxoacid saltLewis conjugate🔥⟶ Basic oxideLewis base + Acidic oxideLewis acid + (H2O)
- Thermal decomposition of salt of oxoacid and hydroxide base
- Salt of oxoacid and hydroxide baseLewis conjugate🔥⟶ Basic oxideLewis base + Acidic oxideLewis acid
Oxidation state of each atom
- Decomposition of calcium selenite
Reactants
| Chemical formula | Name | Coefficient | Type | Type in general equation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaSeO3 | Calcium selenite | 1 | Lewis conjugate | Thermally decomposable Oxoacid salt Salt of oxoacid and hydroxide base |
Products
| Chemical formula | Name | Coefficient | Type | Type in general equation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaO | Calcium oxide | 1 | Lewis acid Lewis base | – Basic oxide |
| SeO2 | Selenium dioxide | 1 | Lewis acid | – Acidic oxide |
Thermodynamic changes
Thermodynamic data of reactants
| Chemical formula | Standard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaSeO3 (cr) 2 hydrate | – | -1428.7[1] | – | – |
| CaSeO3 (cr) 2 hydrate precipitated | -1610.4[1] | – | – | – |
* (cr):Crystalline solid
Thermodynamic data of products
| Chemical formula | Standard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaO (cr) | -635.09[1] | -604.03[1] | 39.75[1] | 42.80[1] |
| CaO (g) | – | – | – | – |
| SeO2 (cr) | -225.35[1] | – | – | – |
| SeO2 (aq) | -221.63[1] | – | – | – |
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (aq):Aqueous solution
References
List of references
- 1Janiel J. Reed (1989)The NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties: Selected Values for Inorganic and C1 and C2 Organic Substances in SI UnitsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)