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3Zn3P2 + 24HNO3 → 9Zn(NO3)2 + 2(NH4)3PO4 + P4O10

The reaction of zinc phosphide and nitric acid yields zinc nitrate, ammonium phosphate, and tetraphosphorus decaoxide (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 reducing species and oxidizing species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of zinc phosphide and nitric acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Zn3P2Zinc phosphide3
Reducing
Reducing
HNO3Nitric acid24
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Zn(NO3)2Zinc nitrate9
(NH4)3PO4Ammonium phosphate2
Redoxed product
P4O10Tetraphosphorus decaoxide1
Oxidized

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of zinc phosphide and nitric acid
3Zn3P2Crystalline solid + 24HNO3Liquid
9Zn(NO3)2Crystalline solid + 2(NH4)3PO4Crystalline solid + P4O10Crystalline solidhexagonal
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
−5084
per 1 mol of
−1695
per 1 mol of
−211.8
per 1 mol of
−564.9
per 1 mol of
−2542
−5084

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of zinc phosphide and nitric acid
3Zn3P2Crystalline solid + 24HNO3Liquid
9Zn(NO3)2Crystalline solid + 2(NH4)3PO4Crystalline solid + P4O10Amorphous solid
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
−5142
per 1 mol of
−1714
per 1 mol of
−214.3
per 1 mol of
−571.3
per 1 mol of
−2571
−5142

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of zinc phosphide and nitric acid
3Zn3P2Crystalline solid + 24HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
9Zn(NO3)2Ionized aqueous solution + 2(NH4)3PO4Ionized aqueous solution + P4O10Crystalline solidhexagonal
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
−5056
per 1 mol of
−1685
per 1 mol of
−210.7
per 1 mol of
−561.8
per 1 mol of
−2528
−5056

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
Zn3P2 (cr)-473[1]
HNO3 (l)-174.10[1]-80.71[1]155.60[1]109.87[1]
HNO3 (g)-135.06[1]-74.72[1]266.38[1]53.35[1]
HNO3 (ai)-207.36[1]-111.25[1]146.4[1]-86.6[1]
HNO3 (l)
1 hydrate
-473.46[1]-328.77[1]216.90[1]182.46[1]
HNO3 (l)
3 hydrate
-1056.04[1]-811.09[1]346.98[1]325.14[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ai):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
Zn(NO3)2 (cr)-483.7[1]
Zn(NO3)2 (ai)-568.61[1]-369.57[1]180.7[1]-126[1]
Zn(NO3)2 (cr)
1 hydrate
-805.0[1]
Zn(NO3)2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1110.27[1]
Zn(NO3)2 (cr)
4 hydrate
-1699.12[1]
Zn(NO3)2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2306.64[1]-1772.71[1]456.9[1]323.0[1]
(NH4)3PO4 (cr)-1671.9[1]
(NH4)3PO4 (ai)-1674.9[1]-1256.6[1]117[1]
(NH4)3PO4 (cr)
3 hydrate
-2555.6[1]
P4O10 (cr)
hexagonal
-2984.0[1]-2697.7[1]228.86[1]211.71[1]
P4O10 (am)-3042[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid

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)