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NiSO4 🔥→ NiO + SO3

Decomposition of nickel(II) sulfate yields nickel(II) oxide and sulfur trioxide (Other reactions are here). 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 reactions
  5. 5Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Thermal decomposition without redox
Thermally decomposable substanceLewis conjugate
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ProductLewis acid + ProductLewis base

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of nickel(II) sulfate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NiSO4Nickel(II) sulfate1
Lewis conjugate
Thermally decomposable
Oxoacid salt
Salt of oxoacid and hydroxide base

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NiONickel(II) oxide1
Lewis acid
Lewis base
Basic oxide
SO3Sulfur trioxide1
Lewis acid
Acidic oxide

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Decomposition of nickel(II) sulfate
ΔrG174.3 kJ/mol
K0.29 × 10−30
pK30.54
NiSO4Crystalline solid
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NiOCrystalline solid + SO3Liquid
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
192.2174.360
per 1 mol of
192.2174.360
per 1 mol of
192.2174.360
per 1 mol of
192.2174.360

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Decomposition of nickel(II) sulfate
ΔrG204.4 kJ/mol
K0.16 × 10−35
pK35.81
NiSO4Ionized aqueous solution
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NiOCrystalline solid + SO3Crystalline solidβ
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
269.0204.4217.5
per 1 mol of
269.0204.4217.5
per 1 mol of
269.0204.4217.5
per 1 mol of
269.0204.4217.5

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Decomposition of nickel(II) sulfate
ΔrG217.4 kJ/mol
K0.82 × 10−38
pK38.09
NiSO4Un-ionized aqueous solution
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NiOCrystalline solid + SO3Crystalline solidβ
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
255.1217.4126.7
per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
255.1217.4126.7

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
NiSO4 (cr)-872.91[1]-759.7[1]92[1]138[1]
NiSO4 (ai)-963.2[1]-790.3[1]-108.8[1]
NiSO4 (ao)-949.3[1]-803.3[1]-18.0[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
4 hydrate
-2104.1[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
α, tetragonal, green
-2682.82[1]-2224.61[1]334.47[1]327.86[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
β, monoclinic, blue
-2672.3[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
7 hydrate
-2976.33[1]-2461.83[1]378.94[1]364.59[1]
* (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
NiO (cr)-239.7[1]-211.7[1]37.99[1]44.31[1]
NiO (g)314[1]
SO3 (cr)
β
-454.51[1]-374.21[1]70.7[1]
SO3 (l)-441.04[1]-373.75[1]113.8[1]
SO3 (g)-395.72[1]-371.06[1]256.76[1]50.67[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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