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3AuCl3 + 6KMnO4 + 9H2O → K[AuCl4] + 2Au(OH)3 + 5KClO3 + 6Mn(OH)2

The reaction of gold(III) chloride, potassium permanganate, and water yields potassium tetrachloridoaurate(III), gold(III) hydroxide, potassium chlorate, and manganese(II) hydroxide (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 hardly oxidizable species and oxidizing species under neutral condition
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H2ONon-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of gold(III) chloride and potassium permanganate under neutral condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
AuCl3Gold(III) chloride3
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
KMnO4Potassium permanganate6
Oxidizing
Oxidizing
H2OWater9
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K[AuCl4]Potassium tetrachloridoaurate(III)1
Au(OH)3Gold(III) hydroxide2
KClO3Potassium chlorate5
Oxidized
Mn(OH)2Manganese(II) hydroxide6
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
AuCl3 (cr)-117.6[1]
AuCl3 (cr)
2 hydrate
-715.0[1]
KMnO4 (cr)-837.2[1]-737.6[1]171.71[1]117.57[1]
KMnO4 (ai)-793.8[1]-730.5[1]293.7[1]-60.2[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas

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[AuCl4]
Au(OH)3 (cr)
precipitated
-424.7[1]-316.92[1]189.5[1]
Au(OH)3 (ao)-283.37[1]
KClO3 (cr)-397.73[1]-296.25[1]143.1[1]100.25[1]
KClO3 (ai)-356.35[1]-291.22[1]264.8[1]
Mn(OH)2 (am)
precipitated
-695.4[1]-615.0[1]99.2[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid

References

List of references

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