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2HMnO4 ️☀️→ 2MnO2 + 2O2↑ + H2

Decomposition of permanganic acid yields manganese(IV) oxide, oxygen, and hydrogen (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

Photolytic decomposition with redox
Photolytically decomposable substanceSelf redox agent
️☀️
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of permanganic acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HMnO4Permanganic acid2
Self redox agent
Photolytically decomposable

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MnO2Manganese(IV) oxide2
Reduced
O2Oxygen2
Oxidized
H2Hydrogen1
Reduced

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
HMnO4

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
MnO2 (cr)-520.03[1]-465.14[1]53.05[1]54.14[1]
MnO2 (am)
precipitated
-502.5[1]
O2 (g)0[1]0[1]205.138[1]29.355[1]
O2 (ao)-11.7[1]16.4[1]110.9[1]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (am):Amorphous solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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