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2Cu + LiNO3 → Cu2O + LiNO2

The reaction of copper and lithium nitrate yields copper(I) oxide and lithium nitrite (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 oxidizing species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper and lithium nitrate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper2
Reducing
Oxidizable
LiNO3Lithium nitrate1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cu2OCopper(I) oxide1
Oxidized
LiNO2Lithium nitrite1
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of copper and lithium nitrate
ΔrG−66.9 kJ/mol
K5.25 × 1011
pK−11.72
2CuCrystalline solid + LiNO3Crystalline solid
Cu2OCrystalline solid + LiNO2Crystalline 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
−57.9−66.933
per 1 mol of
−28.9−33.517
per 1 mol of
−57.9−66.933
per 1 mol of
−57.9−66.933
per 1 mol of
−57.9−66.933

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of copper and lithium nitrate
ΔrG−67.0 kJ/mol
K5.47 × 1011
pK−11.74
2CuCrystalline solid + LiNO3Ionized aqueous solution
Cu2OCrystalline solid + LiNO2Ionized 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
−65.8−67.03.43.9
per 1 mol of
−32.9−33.51.71.9
per 1 mol of
−65.8−67.03.43.9
per 1 mol of
−65.8−67.03.43.9
per 1 mol of
−65.8−67.03.43.9

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of copper and lithium nitrate
ΔrG−64.9 kJ/mol
K2.34 × 1011
pK−11.37
2CuCrystalline solid + LiNO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
Cu2OCrystalline solid + LiNO2Ionized 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
−64.9
per 1 mol of
−32.5
per 1 mol of
−64.9
per 1 mol of
−64.9
per 1 mol of
−64.9

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]
LiNO3 (cr)-483.13[1]-381.1[1]90.0[1]
LiNO3 (ai)-485.85[1]-404.5[1]160.2[1]-18.0[1]
LiNO3 (ao)-406.6[1]
LiNO3 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1374.4[1]-1103.5[1]223.4[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (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
Cu2O (cr)-168.6[1]-146.0[1]93.14[1]63.64[1]
LiNO2 (cr)-372.4[1]-302.0[1]96[1]
LiNO2 (ai)-383.09[1]-325.5[1]136.8[1]-28.9[1]
LiNO2 (cr)
0.5 hydrate
-423.3[1]
LiNO2 (cr)
1 hydrate
-676.1[1]-544.2[1]121[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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