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2CH3COONH4 → C2O42− + 2NH4+ + 2C + 6H+ + 6e

Oxidation of ammonium acetate
2CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate
C2O42−Oxalate ion + 2NH4+Ammonium ion + 2CCarbon + 6H+Hydrogen ion + 6eElectron

Oxidation of ammonium acetate yields oxalate ion, ammonium ion, carbon, 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 acetate
2CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate
C2O42−Oxalate ion + 2NH4+Ammonium ion + 2CCarbon + 6H+Hydrogen ion + 6eElectron

General equation

Oxidation of oxidizable species
ReactantReducing agent
ProductOxidation product + e

Oxidation state of each atom

Oxidation of ammonium acetate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate2
Reducing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
C2O42−Oxalate ion1
NH4+Ammonium ion2
CCarbon2
Oxidized
H+Hydrogen ion6
eElectron6
Electron

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Oxidation of ammonium acetate
ΔrG64.7 kJ/mol
K0.46 × 10−11
pK11.33
2CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
C2O42−Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2NH4+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2CCrystalline solidgraphite + 6H+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 6e
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
146.964.7−116.1
per 1 mol of
73.4532.4−58.05
per 1 mol of
Oxalate ion
146.964.7−116.1
per 1 mol of
Ammonium ion
73.4532.4−58.05
per 1 mol of
73.4532.4−58.05
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
24.4810.8−19.35
per 1 mol of
Electron
24.4810.8−19.35

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
CH3COONH4 (cr)-616.14[1]
CH3COONH4 (ai)-618.52[1]-448.61[1]200.0[1]73.6[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
C2O42− (ao)-825.1[1]-673.9[1]45.6[1]
NH4+ (ao)-132.51[1]-79.31[1]113.4[1]79.9[1]
C (cr)
graphite
0[1]0[1]5.740[1]8.527[1]
C (cr)
diamond
1.895[1]2.900[1]2.377[1]6.113[1]
C (g)716.682[1]671.257[1]158.096[1]20.838[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
e
* (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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