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5H2S + 4Mg(NO3)2 → Mg(HSO4)2 + 4N2O3 + 3MgS + 4H2O

The reaction of hydrogen sulfide and magnesium nitrate yields magnesium hydrogensulfate, dinitrogen trioxide, magnesium 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 reducing species and oxidizing species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2SHydrogen sulfide5
Reducing
Reducing
Mg(NO3)2Magnesium nitrate4
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Mg(HSO4)2Magnesium hydrogensulfate1
Oxidized
N2O3Dinitrogen trioxide4
Reduced
MgSMagnesium sulfide3
H2OWater4

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
H2S (g)-20.63[1]-33.56[1]205.79[1]34.23[1]
H2S (ao)-39.7[1]-27.83[1]121[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (cr)-790.65[1]-589.4[1]164.0[1]141.92[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (ai)-881.57[1]-677.3[1]154.8[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1409.2[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2613.28[1]-2080.3[1]452[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):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
Mg(HSO4)2
N2O3 (l)50.29[1]
N2O3 (g)83.72[1]139.46[1]312.28[1]65.61[1]
MgS (cr)-346.0[1]-341.8[1]50.33[1]45.56[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]
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (cr):Crystalline solid

References

List of references

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