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2KI + 2Hg(OH)2 + 6H+ 🔥→ 2K+ + I2 + 2Hg2+ + 4H2O + H2

Reaction of potassium iodide and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
2KIPotassium iodide + 2Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide + 6H+Hydrogen ion
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2K+Potassium ion + I2Iodine + 2Hg2+Mercury(II) ion + 4H2OWater + H2Hydrogen

The reaction of potassium iodide, mercury(II) hydroxide, and hydrogen ion yields potassium ion, iodine, mercury(II) ion, water, 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

Reaction of potassium iodide and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
2KIPotassium iodide + 2Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide + 6H+Hydrogen ion
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2K+Potassium ion + I2Iodine + 2Hg2+Mercury(II) ion + 4H2OWater + H2Hydrogen

General equation

Reaction of oxidizable species and oxidizing species under acidic condition
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of potassium iodide and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
KIPotassium iodide2
Reducing
Oxidizable
Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide2
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion6
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K+Potassium ion2
I2Iodine1
Oxidized
Hg2+Mercury(II) ion2
H2OWater4
Water
H2Hydrogen1

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of potassium iodide and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
ΔrG49.4 kJ/mol
K0.22 × 10−8
pK8.65
2KIIonized aqueous solution + 2Hg(OH)2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 6H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + I2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2Hg2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4H2OLiquid + H2Gas
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
42.349.4−23
per 1 mol of
21.124.7−12
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) hydroxide
21.124.7−12
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
7.058.23−3.8
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
21.124.7−12
per 1 mol of
42.349.4−23
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) ion
21.124.7−12
per 1 mol of
10.612.3−5.8
per 1 mol of
42.349.4−23

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of potassium iodide and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
ΔrG67.0 kJ/mol
K0.18 × 10−11
pK11.74
2KIIonized aqueous solution + 2Hg(OH)2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 6H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + I2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2Hg2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4H2OLiquid + H2Un-ionized 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
38.167.0423
per 1 mol of
19.133.5212
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) hydroxide
19.133.5212
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
6.3511.270.5
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
19.133.5212
per 1 mol of
38.167.0423
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) ion
19.133.5212
per 1 mol of
9.5316.8106
per 1 mol of
38.167.0423

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
KI (cr)-327.900[1]-324.892[1]106.32[1]52.93[1]
KI (g)-125.5[1]-166.1[1]258.3[1]37.11[1]
KI (ai)-307.57[1]-334.85[1]213.8[1]-120.5[1]
Hg(OH)2 (ao)-355.2[1]-274.8[1]142[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[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
K+ (g)514.26[1]
K+ (ao)-252.38[1]-283.27[1]102.5[1]21.8[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]
Hg2+ (g)2890.47[1]
Hg2+ (ao)171.1[1]164.40[1]-32.2[1]
H2O (cr)
H2O (l)-285.830[1]-237.129[1]69.91[1]75.291[1]
H2O (g)-241.818[1]-228.572[1]188.825[1]33.577[1]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

  1. 1
    Janiel J. Reed (1989)
    The NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties: Selected Values for Inorganic and C1 and C2 Organic Substances in SI Units
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)