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2NaCl + 10Hg(OH)2 + 12H+ 🔥→ 2Na+ + 2ClO2↑ + 5Hg22+ + 16H2O

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
2NaClSodium chloride + 10Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide + 12H+Hydrogen ion
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2Na+Sodium ion + 2ClO2Chlorine dioxide + 5Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 16H2OWater

The reaction of sodium chloride, mercury(II) hydroxide, and hydrogen ion yields sodium ion, chlorine dioxide, dimercury(I) ion, and water (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 sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
2NaClSodium chloride + 10Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide + 12H+Hydrogen ion
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2Na+Sodium ion + 2ClO2Chlorine dioxide + 5Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 16H2OWater

General equation

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

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaClSodium chloride2
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide10
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion12
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na+Sodium ion2
ClO2Chlorine dioxide2
Oxidized
Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion5
Reduced
H2OWater16
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
ΔrG225.0 kJ/mol
K0.38 × 10−39
pK39.42
2NaClIonized aqueous solution + 10Hg(OH)2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 12H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2Na+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2ClO2Gas + 5Hg22+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 16H2OLiquid
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
380.0225.0522
per 1 mol of
190.0112.5261
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) hydroxide
38.0022.5052.2
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
31.6718.7543.5
per 1 mol of
Sodium ion
190.0112.5261
per 1 mol of
190.0112.5261
per 1 mol of
Dimercury(I) ion
76.0045.00104
per 1 mol of
23.7514.0632.6

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
ΔrG224.2 kJ/mol
K0.53 × 10−39
pK39.28
2NaClIonized aqueous solution + 10Hg(OH)2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 12H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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2Na+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2ClO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 5Hg22+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 16H2OLiquid
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
324.8224.2338
per 1 mol of
162.4112.1169
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) hydroxide
32.4822.4233.8
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
27.0718.6828.2
per 1 mol of
Sodium ion
162.4112.1169
per 1 mol of
162.4112.1169
per 1 mol of
Dimercury(I) ion
64.9644.8467.6
per 1 mol of
20.3014.0121.1

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
NaCl (cr)-411.153[1]-384.138[1]72.13[1]50.50[1]
NaCl (g)-176.65[1]-196.66[1]229.81[1]35.77[1]
NaCl (ai)-407.27[1]-393.133[1]115.5[1]-90.0[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
Na+ (g)609.358[1]
Na+ (ao)-240.12[1]-261.905[1]59.0[1]46.4[1]
ClO2 (g)102.5[1]120.5[1]256.84[1]41.97[1]
ClO2 (ao)74.9[1]120.1[1]164.8[1]
Hg22+ (ao)172.4[1]153.52[1]84.5[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]
* (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)