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3MgS2O3 🔥→ 2MgSO4 + MgO + 4S

Decomposition of magnesium thiosulfate yields magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, and sulfur (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

Thermal decomposition with redox
Thermally decomposable substanceSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Thermal decomposition of oxoacid salt with redox
Oxoacid saltSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of magnesium thiosulfate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MgS2O3Magnesium thiosulfate3
Thermally decomposable
Oxoacid salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MgSO4Magnesium sulfate2
Oxidized
MgOMagnesium oxide1
SSulfur4
Redoxed product

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
MgS2O3 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1948.1[1]
MgS2O3 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2848.5[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid

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
MgSO4 (cr)-1284.9[1]-1170.6[1]91.6[1]96.48[1]
MgSO4 (ai)-1376.12[1]-1199.5[1]-118.0[1]
MgSO4 (ao)-1356.0[1]-1212.21[1]-7.1[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1602.1[1]-1428.7[1]126.4[1]
MgSO4 (am)
1 hydrate
-1574.9[1]-1404.9[1]138.1[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1896.2[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
4 hydrate
-2496.6[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
-3087.0[1]-2631.8[1]348.1[1]348.11[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
7 hydrate
-3388.71[1]-2871.5[1]372[1]
MgO (cr)-597.98[1]-565.95[1]27.91[1]37.66[1]
MgO (g)17[1]
S (cr)
rhombic
0[1]0[1]31.80[1]22.64[1]
S (cr)
monoclinic
0.33[1]
S (g)278.805[1]238.250[1]167.821[1]23.673[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid, (g):Gas

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)