You-iggy

Na2SiO3 + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + H2SiO3

The reaction of sodium metasilicate and sulfuric acid yields sodium sulfate and metasilicic acid (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

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na2SiO3Sodium metasilicate1
Brønsted base
Lewis acid
Salt of weak acid
Soluble in water
H2SO4Sulfuric acid1
Brønsted acid
Lewis base
Strong acid
Miscible with water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na2SO4Sodium sulfate1
Conjugate base
Non-redox product
Salt of strong acid
H2SiO3Metasilicic acid1
Conjugate acid
Lewis conjugate
Weak acid
Very slightly soluble in water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of sodium metasilicate and sulfuric acid
ΔrG−209.8 kJ/mol
K5.69 × 1036
pK−36.76
Na2SiO3Crystalline solid + H2SO4Liquid
Na2SO4Crystalline solidorthorhombic + H2SiO3Crystalline 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
−206.9−209.813
−206.9−209.813
per 1 mol of
−206.9−209.813
per 1 mol of
−206.9−209.813
per 1 mol of
−206.9−209.813

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of sodium metasilicate and sulfuric acid
Na2SiO3Crystalline solid + H2SO4Liquid
Na2SO4Crystalline solidmetastable + H2SiO3Crystalline 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
18
18
per 1 mol of
18
per 1 mol of
18
per 1 mol of
18

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of sodium metasilicate and sulfuric acid
Na2SiO3Aqueous solution + H2SO4Ionized aqueous solution
Na2SO4Ionized aqueous solution + H2SiO3Un-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
−76.8
−76.8
per 1 mol of
−76.8
per 1 mol of
−76.8
per 1 mol of
−76.8

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
Na2SiO3 (cr)-1554.90[1]-1462.80[1]113.85[1]
Na2SiO3 (vit)-1540.1[1]
Na2SiO3 (aq)-1586.2[1]
Na2SiO3 (cr)
5 hydrate
-3048.5[1]
Na2SiO3 (cr)
9 hydrate
-4228.8[1]
H2SO4 (cr)
H2SO4 (l)-813.989[1]-690.003[1]156.904[1]138.91[1]
H2SO4 (ai)-909.27[1]-744.53[1]20.1[1]-293[1]
H2SO4 (l)
1 hydrate
-1127.621[1]-950.383[1]211.54[1]214.85[1]
H2SO4 (l)
2 hydrate
-1427.100[1]-1199.650[1]276.40[1]260.83[1]
H2SO4 (l)
3 hydrate
-1720.402[1]-1443.980[1]345.39[1]318.95[1]
H2SO4 (l)
4 hydrate
-2011.199[1]-1685.863[1]414.59[1]382.21[1]
H2SO4 (l)
6.5 hydrate
-2733.256[1]-2285.734[1]587.89[1]570.28[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (vit):Vitreous liquid, (aq):Aqueous solution, (l):Liquid, (ai):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
Na2SO4 (cr)
orthorhombic
-1387.08[1]-1270.16[1]149.58[1]128.20[1]
Na2SO4 (cr)
metastable
154.934[1]129.29[1]
Na2SO4 (ai)-1389.51[1]-1268.36[1]138.1[1]-201[1]
Na2SO4 (cr)
10 hydrate
-4327.26[1]-3646.85[1]592.0[1]
H2SiO3 (cr)-1188.7[1]-1092.4[1]134[1]
H2SiO3 (ao)-1182.8[1]-1079.4[1]109[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-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)