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4Cu + 5H2SO4 ๐Ÿ”ฅโ†’ 4CuSO4 + H2Sโ†‘ + 4H2O

The reaction of copper and sulfuric acid yields copper(II) sulfate, hydrogen sulfide, and water (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 oxidizable species and reducible species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Reducible speciesOxidizing agent
๐Ÿ”ฅ
โŸถ
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper and sulfuric acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper4
Reducing
Oxidizable
H2SO4Sulfuric acid5
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuSO4Copper(II) sulfate4
Oxidized
โ€“
H2SHydrogen sulfide1
Reduced
โ€“
H2OWater4
โ€“
โ€“

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of copper and sulfuric acid
โ—†
ฮ”rGโˆ’179.3 kJ/mol
K2.58 ร— 1031
pKโˆ’31.41
4CuCrystalline solid + 5H2SO4Liquid
๐Ÿ”ฅ
โŸถ
4CuSO4Crystalline solid + H2Sโ†‘Gas + 4H2OLiquid
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
โˆ’179.45โˆ’179.34โˆ’56.9
per 1 mol of
โˆ’44.862โˆ’44.831โˆ’14.2
per 1 mol of
โˆ’35.890โˆ’35.860.8โˆ’11.4
per 1 mol of
โˆ’44.862โˆ’44.831โˆ’14.2
per 1 mol of
โˆ’179.45โˆ’179.34โˆ’56.9
per 1 mol of
โˆ’44.862โˆ’44.831โˆ’14.2

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of copper and sulfuric acid
โ—†
ฮ”rGโˆ’28.15 kJ/mol
K8.54 ร— 104
pKโˆ’4.93
4CuCrystalline solid + 5H2SO4Ionized aqueous solution
๐Ÿ”ฅ
โŸถ
4CuSO4Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2Sโ†‘Gas + 4H2OLiquid
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
โ€“โˆ’28.15โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’7.037โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’5.630โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’7.037โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’28.15โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’7.037โ€“โ€“

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of copper and sulfuric acid
โ—†
ฮ”rGโˆ’22.42 kJ/mol
K8.47 ร— 103
pKโˆ’3.93
4CuCrystalline solid + 5H2SO4Ionized aqueous solution
๐Ÿ”ฅ
โŸถ
4CuSO4Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2Sโ†‘Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4H2OLiquid
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
โ€“โˆ’22.42โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’5.605โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’4.484โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’5.605โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’22.42โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’5.605โ€“โ€“

Changes in aqueous solution (3)

Reaction of copper and sulfuric acid
โ—†
ฮ”rG93.4 kJ/mol
K0.43 ร— 10โˆ’16
pK16.36
4CuCrystalline solid + 5H2SO4Ionized aqueous solution
๐Ÿ”ฅ
โŸถ
4CuSO4Crystalline solid + H2Sโ†‘Gas + 4H2OLiquid
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
296.9693.46882103
per 1 mol of
74.24023.4172525.8
per 1 mol of
59.39218.7138420.6
per 1 mol of
74.24023.4172525.8
per 1 mol of
296.9693.46882103
per 1 mol of
74.24023.4172525.8

Changes in aqueous solution (4)

Reaction of copper and sulfuric acid
โ—†
ฮ”rG99.1 kJ/mol
K0.43 ร— 10โˆ’17
pK17.36
4CuCrystalline solid + 5H2SO4Ionized aqueous solution
๐Ÿ”ฅ
โŸถ
4CuSO4Crystalline solid + H2Sโ†‘Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4H2OLiquid
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
277.999.1604โ€“
per 1 mol of
69.4724.8151โ€“
per 1 mol of
55.5819.8121โ€“
per 1 mol of
69.4724.8151โ€“
per 1 mol of
277.999.1604โ€“
per 1 mol of
69.4724.8151โ€“

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ฮ”fHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ฮ”fGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
molar entropy
Sยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Cu (cr)0[1]0[1]33.150[1]24.435[1]
Cu (g)338.32[1]298.58[1]166.38[1]20.786[1]
H2SO4 (cr)โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“
H2SO4 (l)-813.989[1]-690.003[1]156.904[1]138.91[1]
H2SO4 (ai)-909.27[1]-744.53[1]20.1[1]-293[1]
H2SO4 (l)
1 hydrate
-1127.621[1]-950.383[1]211.54[1]214.85[1]
H2SO4 (l)
2 hydrate
-1427.100[1]-1199.650[1]276.40[1]260.83[1]
H2SO4 (l)
3 hydrate
-1720.402[1]-1443.980[1]345.39[1]318.95[1]
H2SO4 (l)
4 hydrate
-2011.199[1]-1685.863[1]414.59[1]382.21[1]
H2SO4 (l)
6.5 hydrate
-2733.256[1]-2285.734[1]587.89[1]570.28[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ฮ”fHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ฮ”fGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1
Standard
molar entropy
Sยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
CuSO4 (cr)-771.36[1]-661.8[1]109[1]100.0[1]
CuSO4 (ai)-844.50[1]-679.04[1]-79.5[1]โ€“
CuSO4 (ao)โ€“-692.18[1]โ€“โ€“
CuSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1085.83[1]-918.11[1]146.0[1]134[1]
CuSO4 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1684.31[1]-1399.96[1]221.3[1]205[1]
CuSO4 (cr)
5 hydrate
-2279.65[1]-1879.745[1]300.4[1]280[1]
H2S (g)-20.63[1]-33.56[1]205.79[1]34.23[1]
H2S (ao)-39.7[1]-27.83[1]121[1]โ€“
H2O (cr)โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“
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, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid

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)