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H2 + 2K2O → 2K + 2KOH

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Reaction of hydrogen and potassium oxide
H2Hydrogen + 2K2OPotassium oxide
⟶
2KPotassium + 2KOHPotassium hydroxide

The reaction of hydrogen and potassium oxide yields potassium and potassium hydroxide (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

Reaction of hydrogen and potassium oxide
H2Hydrogen + 2K2OPotassium oxide
⟶
2KPotassium + 2KOHPotassium hydroxide

General equation

Reaction of reducing species and hardly reducible species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Hardly reducible speciesOxidizing agent
⟶
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of hydrogen and potassium oxide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2Hydrogen1
Reducing
Reducing
K2OPotassium oxide2
Oxidizing
Hardly reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
KPotassium2
Reduced
–
KOHPotassium hydroxide2
Oxidized
–

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of hydrogen and potassium oxide
◆
ΔrG−114.0 kJ/mol
K9.37 × 1019
pK−19.97
H2Gas + 2K2OCrystalline solid
⟶
2KCrystalline solid + 2KOHCrystalline solid
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
−126.5−114.0−32.7−7.3
per 1 mol of
−126.5−114.0−32.7−7.3
per 1 mol of
−63.25−57.00−16.4−3.6
per 1 mol of
−63.25−57.00−16.4−3.6
−63.25−57.00−16.4−3.6

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of hydrogen and potassium oxide
◆
ΔrG−254.4 kJ/mol
K3.71 × 1044
pK−44.57
H2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2K2OCrystalline solid
⟶
2KCrystalline solid + 2KOHIonized 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
−237.5−254.4−454–
per 1 mol of
−237.5−254.4−454–
per 1 mol of
−118.8−127.2−227–
per 1 mol of
−118.8−127.2−227–
−118.8−127.2−227–

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
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]–
K2O (cr)-361.5[1]-322.1[2]94.1[2]83.7[2]
K2O (g)-63[1]–––
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid

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
K (cr)0[1]0[1]64.18[1]29.58[1]
K (g)89.24[1]60.59[1]160.336[1]20.786[1]
KOH (cr)-424.764[1]-379.08[1]78.9[1]64.9[1]
KOH (g)-231.0[1]-232.6[1]238.3[1]49.20[1]
KOH (ai)-482.37[1]-440.50[1]91.6[1]-126.8[1]
KOH (cr)
1 hydrate
-748.9[1]-645.1[1]117.2[1]–
KOH (cr)
2 hydrate
-1051.0[1]-887.3[1]150.6[1]–
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):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)
    • 2
      James G. Speight (2017)
      Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 17th edition
      McGraw Hill Education