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4NH2OH + O2 → 2N2 + 6H2O

Reaction of hydroxylamine and oxygen
4NH2OHHydroxylamine + O2Oxygen
2N2Nitrogen + 6H2OWater

The reaction of hydroxylamine and oxygen yields nitrogen 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 hydroxylamine and oxygen
4NH2OHHydroxylamine + O2Oxygen
2N2Nitrogen + 6H2OWater

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 hydroxylamine and oxygen

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NH2OHHydroxylamine4
Reducing
Reducing
O2Oxygen1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
N2Nitrogen2
Oxidized
H2OWater6
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of hydroxylamine and oxygen
4NH2OHCrystalline solid + O2Gas
2N2Gas + 6H2OLiquid
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
−1258.2
per 1 mol of
Hydroxylamine
−314.55
per 1 mol of
−1258.2
per 1 mol of
−629.10
per 1 mol of
−209.70

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of hydroxylamine and oxygen
4NH2OHAqueous solution + O2Un-ionized aqueous solution
2N2Gas + 6H2OLiquid
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
−1310.1
per 1 mol of
Hydroxylamine
−327.52
per 1 mol of
−1310.1
per 1 mol of
−655.05
per 1 mol of
−218.35

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
NH2OH (cr)-114.2[1]
NH2OH (aq)-98.3[1]
O2 (g)0[1]0[1]205.138[1]29.355[1]
O2 (ao)-11.7[1]16.4[1]110.9[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (aq):Aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (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
N2 (g)0[1]0[1]191.61[1]29.125[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]
* (g):Gas, (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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