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4HBr + KMnO4 + 4H+ → 2Br2 + Mn3+ + K+ + 4H2O

Reaction of hydrogen bromide and potassium permanganate under acidic condition
4HBrHydrogen bromide + KMnO4Potassium permanganate + 4H+Hydrogen ion
2Br2Bromine + Mn3+Manganese(III) ion + K+Potassium ion + 4H2OWater

The reaction of hydrogen bromide, potassium permanganate, and hydrogen ion yields bromine, manganese(III) ion, potassium ion, 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

Reaction of hydrogen bromide and potassium permanganate under acidic condition
4HBrHydrogen bromide + KMnO4Potassium permanganate + 4H+Hydrogen ion
2Br2Bromine + Mn3+Manganese(III) ion + K+Potassium ion + 4H2OWater

General equation

Reaction of hardly oxidizable species and oxidizing species under acidic condition
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of hydrogen bromide and potassium permanganate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HBrHydrogen bromide4
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
KMnO4Potassium permanganate1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion4
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Br2Bromine2
Oxidized
Mn3+Manganese(III) ion1
Reduced
K+Potassium ion1
H2OWater4
Water

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
HBr (g)-36.40[1]-53.45[1]198.695[1]29.142[1]
HBr (ai)-121.55[1]-103.96[1]82.4[1]-141.8[1]
KMnO4 (cr)-837.2[1]-737.6[1]171.71[1]117.57[1]
KMnO4 (ai)-793.8[1]-730.5[1]293.7[1]-60.2[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-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
Br2 (cr)
Br2 (l)0[1]0[1]152.231[1]75.689[1]
Br2 (g)30.907[1]3.110[1]245.463[1]36.02[1]
Br2 (ao)-2.59[1]3.93[1]130.5[1]
Mn3+ (g)5776.4[1]
K+ (g)514.26[1]
K+ (ao)-252.38[1]-283.27[1]102.5[1]21.8[1]
H2O (cr)
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, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

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)