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2CdSO4 + 6e → 2Cd + S2O62− + 2O2−

Reduction of cadmium sulfate
2CdSO4Cadmium sulfate + 6eElectron
2CdCadmium + S2O62−Dithionate ion + 2O2−Oxide ion

Reduction of cadmium sulfate yields cadmium, dithionate ion, and oxide ion (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

Reduction of cadmium sulfate
2CdSO4Cadmium sulfate + 6eElectron
2CdCadmium + S2O62−Dithionate ion + 2O2−Oxide ion

General equation

Reduction of reducible species
ReactantOxidizing agent + e
ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reduction of cadmium sulfate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CdSO4Cadmium sulfate2
Oxidizing
eElectron6
Electron

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CdCadmium2
Reduced
S2O62−Dithionate ion1
Reduced
O2−Oxide ion2

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
CdSO4 (cr)-933.28[1]-822.72[1]123.039[1]99.58[1]
CdSO4 (ai)-985.16[1]-822.13[1]-53.1[1]
CdSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1239.55[1]-1068.73[1]154.030[1]134.56[1]
CdSO4 (cr)
8/3 hydrate
-1729.4[1]-1465.141[1]229.630[1]213.26[1]
e
* (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
Cd (cr)
γ
0[1]0[1]51.76[1]25.98[1]
Cd (cr)
α
-0.59[1]-0.59[1]51.76[1]
Cd (g)112.01[1]77.41[1]167.746[1]20.786[1]
S2O62− (aq)-1198.3[1]
O2−
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (aq):Aqueous solution

References

List of references

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