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2Cu + KClO4 → 2CuO + KClO2

The reaction of copper and potassium perchlorate yields copper(II) oxide and potassium chlorite (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

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper2
Reducing
Oxidizable
KClO4Potassium perchlorate1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuOCopper(II) oxide2
Oxidized
KClO2Potassium chlorite1
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of copper and potassium perchlorate
ΔrG−233.7 kJ/mol
K8.76 × 1040
pK−40.94
2CuCrystalline solid + KClO4Ionized aqueous solution
2CuOCrystalline solid + KClO2Ionized 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
−251.7−233.7−61.7
per 1 mol of
−125.8−116.8−30.9
−251.7−233.7−61.7
per 1 mol of
−125.8−116.8−30.9
per 1 mol of
−251.7−233.7−61.7

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]
KClO4 (cr)-432.75[1]-303.09[1]151.0[1]112.38[1]
KClO4 (ai)-381.71[1]-291.79[1]284.5[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
CuO (cr)-157.3[1]-129.7[1]42.63[1]42.30[1]
KClO2 (ai)-318.8[1]-266.1[1]203.8[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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