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22NH4NO3 → 7N2↑ + 3HO2 + 30NO2+ + 85H+ + 112e

Oxidation of ammonium nitrate
22NH4NO3Ammonium nitrate
7N2Nitrogen + 3HO2Hydrogenperoxide ion + 30NO2+Nitronium ion + 85H+Hydrogen ion + 112eElectron

Oxidation of ammonium nitrate yields nitrogen, hydrogenperoxide ion, nitronium ion, hydrogen ion. 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 categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

Oxidation of ammonium nitrate
22NH4NO3Ammonium nitrate
7N2Nitrogen + 3HO2Hydrogenperoxide ion + 30NO2+Nitronium ion + 85H+Hydrogen ion + 112eElectron

General equation

Oxidation of oxidizable species
ReactantReducing agent
ProductOxidation product + e

Oxidation state of each atom

Oxidation of ammonium nitrate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NH4NO3Ammonium nitrate22
Reducing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
N2Nitrogen7
Oxidized
HO2Hydrogenperoxide ion3
Oxidized
NO2+Nitronium ion30
Oxidized
H+Hydrogen ion85
eElectron112
Electron

Thermodynamic changes

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
NH4NO3 (cr)-365.56[1]-183.87[1]151.08[1]139.3[1]
NH4NO3 (ai)-339.87[1]-190.56[1]259.8[1]-6.7[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (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
N2 (g)0[1]0[1]191.61[1]29.125[1]
HO2 (ao)-160.33[1]-67.3[1]23.8[1]
NO2+ (g)967.8[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
e
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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