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4Hg + 2H[AuCl4] 🔥→ 4HgCl2 + 2Au + H2

The reaction of mercury and tetrachloridoauric(III) acid yields mercury(II) chloride, gold, and hydrogen (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 oxidizing species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HgMercury4
Reducing
Oxidizable
H[AuCl4]Tetrachloridoauric(III) acid2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HgCl2Mercury(II) chloride4
Oxidized
AuGold2
Reduced
H2Hydrogen1
Reduced

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
Hg (cr)
Hg (l)0[1]0[1]76.02[1]27.983[1]
Hg (g)61.317[1]31.820[1]174.96[1]20.786[1]
Hg (ao)37.7[1]39.3[1]71[1]
H[AuCl4]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (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
HgCl2 (cr)-224.3[1]-178.6[1]146.0[1]
HgCl2 (ao)-216.3[1]-173.2[1]155[1]
Au (cr)0[1]0[1]47.40[1]25.418[1]
Au (g)366.1[1]326.3[1]180.503[1]20.786[1]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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