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2Cu + I2 🔥→ 2CuI

The reaction of copper and iodine yields copper(I) iodide (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

General equation

Reaction of oxidizable species and reducible species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Reducible speciesOxidizing agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Reaction of metal and nonmetal
MetalReducing agent + NonmetalOxidizing agent
Binary compoundOxidation reduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper and iodine

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper2
Reducing
Oxidizable
Metal
I2Iodine1
Oxidizing
Reducible
Nonmetal

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuICopper(I) iodide2
Redoxed product
Binary compound

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of copper and iodine
ΔrG−139.0 kJ/mol
K2.25 × 1024
pK−24.35
2CuCrystalline solid + I2Crystalline solid
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2CuICrystalline 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
−135.6−139.011.04.81
per 1 mol of
−67.80−69.505.502.40
per 1 mol of
−135.6−139.011.04.81
per 1 mol of
−67.80−69.505.502.40

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of copper and iodine
ΔrG−155.4 kJ/mol
K1.68 × 1027
pK−27.22
2CuCrystalline solid + I2Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2CuICrystalline 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
−158.2−155.4−10.1
per 1 mol of
−79.10−77.70−5.05
per 1 mol of
−158.2−155.4−10.1
per 1 mol of
−79.10−77.70−5.05

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
Cu (cr)0[1]0[1]33.150[1]24.435[1]
Cu (g)338.32[1]298.58[1]166.38[1]20.786[1]
I2 (cr)0[1]0[1]116.135[1]54.438[1]
I2 (g)62.438[1]19.327[1]260.69[1]36.90[1]
I2 (ao)22.6[1]16.40[1]137.2[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
CuI (cr)-67.8[1]-69.5[1]96.7[1]54.06[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid

References

List of references

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