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3K2SiO3 + 4e → 3K2O + Si + 2SiO32−

Reduction of potassium metasilicate
3K2SiO3Potassium metasilicate + 4eElectron
3K2OPotassium oxide + SiSilicon + 2SiO32−Metasilicate ion

Reduction of potassium metasilicate yields potassium oxide, silicon, and metasilicate ion (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

Reduction of potassium metasilicate
3K2SiO3Potassium metasilicate + 4eElectron
3K2OPotassium oxide + SiSilicon + 2SiO32−Metasilicate ion

General equation

Reduction of reducible species
ReactantOxidizing agent + e
ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K2SiO3Potassium metasilicate3
Oxidizing
eElectron4
Electron

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K2OPotassium oxide3
SiSilicon1
Reduced
SiO32−Metasilicate ion2

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reduction of potassium metasilicate
3K2SiO3Crystalline solid + 4e
3K2OCrystalline solid + SiCrystalline solid + 2SiO32−Un-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
−329.3
−109.8
per 1 mol of
Electron
−82.33
per 1 mol of
−109.8
per 1 mol of
−329.3
per 1 mol of
Metasilicate ion
−164.7

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
K2SiO3 (cr)146.0[1]118.4[1]
e
* (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
K2O (cr)-361.5[1]-322.1[2]94.1[2]83.7[2]
K2O (g)-63[1]
Si (cr)0[1]0[1]18.83[1]20.00[1]
Si (am)4.2[1]
Si (g)455.6[1]411.3[1]167.97[1]22.251[1]
SiO32− (ao)-1104.576[3]-939.764[3]-96.232[3]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (am):Amorphous solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

  1. 1
  2. 2
    James G. Speight (2017)
    Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 17th edition
    McGraw Hill Education

  3. 3
    Colin Stuart Walker, Anraku Sohtaro, Oda Chie, Mitsui Seiichiro, Mihara Morihiro
    Thermodynamic properties of SiO2(aq), HSiO3– and SiO3-2
    Japan Atomic Energy Agency