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4CaSO3 🔥→ CaS + 3CaO + 3SO3

Decomposition of calcium sulfite yields calcium sulfide, calcium oxide, and sulfur trioxide (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 calcium sulfite

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CaSO3Calcium sulfite4
Thermally decomposable
Oxoacid salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CaSCalcium sulfide1
Reduced
CaOCalcium oxide3
SO3Sulfur trioxide3
Oxidized

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Decomposition of calcium sulfite
4CaSO3Crystalline solid
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CaSCrystalline solid + 3CaOCrystalline solid + 3SO3Liquid
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
111.6
per 1 mol of
27.90
per 1 mol of
111.6
per 1 mol of
37.20
per 1 mol of
37.20

Changes in aqueous solution

Decomposition of calcium sulfite
4CaSO3Crystalline solid
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CaSCrystalline solid + 3CaOCrystalline solid + 3SO3Crystalline solidβ
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
−17.7
per 1 mol of
−4.42
per 1 mol of
−17.7
per 1 mol of
−5.90
per 1 mol of
−5.90

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
CaSO3 (cr)101.38[1]91.71[1]
CaSO3 (cr)
0.5 hydrate
-1311.7[1]-1199.23[1]121.3[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
CaS (cr)-482.4[1]-477.4[1]56.5[1]47.40[1]
CaS (g)
CaO (cr)-635.09[1]-604.03[1]39.75[1]42.80[1]
CaO (g)
SO3 (cr)
β
-454.51[1]-374.21[1]70.7[1]
SO3 (l)-441.04[1]-373.75[1]113.8[1]
SO3 (g)-395.72[1]-371.06[1]256.76[1]50.67[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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