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5Li2S + 16HNO3 → 10LiNO3 + 5SO2↑ + 3N2↑ + 8H2O

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Reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SLithium sulfide + 16HNO3Nitric acid
⟶
10LiNO3Lithium nitrate + 5SO2↑Sulfur dioxide + 3N2↑Nitrogen + 8H2OWater

The reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid yields lithium nitrate, sulfur dioxide, 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 lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SLithium sulfide + 16HNO3Nitric acid
⟶
10LiNO3Lithium nitrate + 5SO2↑Sulfur dioxide + 3N2↑Nitrogen + 8H2OWater

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 lithium sulfide and nitric acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Li2SLithium sulfide5
Reducing
Reducing
HNO3Nitric acid16
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
LiNO3Lithium nitrate10
–
–
SO2Sulfur dioxide5
Oxidized
–
N2Nitrogen3
Reduced
–
H2OWater8
–
–

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SCrystalline solid + 16HNO3Liquid
⟶
10LiNO3Crystalline solid + 5SO2↑Gas + 3N2↑Gas + 8H2OLiquid
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
−3609.5–––
per 1 mol of
−721.90–––
per 1 mol of
−225.59–––
per 1 mol of
−360.95–––
per 1 mol of
−721.90–––
per 1 mol of
−1203.2–––
per 1 mol of
−451.19–––

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SCrystalline solid + 16HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
⟶
10LiNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 5SO2↑Gas + 3N2↑Gas + 8H2OLiquid
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
−3104.5–––
per 1 mol of
−620.90–––
per 1 mol of
−194.03–––
per 1 mol of
−310.45–––
per 1 mol of
−620.90–––
per 1 mol of
−1034.8–––
per 1 mol of
−388.06–––

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SCrystalline solid + 16HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
⟶
10LiNO3Ionized aqueous solution + 5SO2↑Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3N2↑Gas + 8H2OLiquid
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
−3235.3–––
per 1 mol of
−647.06–––
per 1 mol of
−202.21–––
per 1 mol of
−323.53–––
per 1 mol of
−647.06–––
per 1 mol of
−1078.4–––
per 1 mol of
−404.41–––

Changes in aqueous solution (3)

Reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SCrystalline solid + 16HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
⟶
10LiNO3Un-ionized aqueous solution + 5SO2↑Gas + 3N2↑Gas + 8H2OLiquid
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
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––

Changes in aqueous solution (4)

Reaction of lithium sulfide and nitric acid
5Li2SCrystalline solid + 16HNO3Ionized aqueous solution
⟶
10LiNO3Un-ionized aqueous solution + 5SO2↑Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3N2↑Gas + 8H2OLiquid
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
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––
per 1 mol of
––––

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
Li2S (cr)-441.4[1]–––
HNO3 (l)-174.10[1]-80.71[1]155.60[1]109.87[1]
HNO3 (g)-135.06[1]-74.72[1]266.38[1]53.35[1]
HNO3 (ai)-207.36[1]-111.25[1]146.4[1]-86.6[1]
HNO3 (l)
1 hydrate
-473.46[1]-328.77[1]216.90[1]182.46[1]
HNO3 (l)
3 hydrate
-1056.04[1]-811.09[1]346.98[1]325.14[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (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
LiNO3 (cr)-483.13[1]-381.1[1]90.0[1]–
LiNO3 (ai)-485.85[1]-404.5[1]160.2[1]-18.0[1]
LiNO3 (ao)–-406.6[1]––
LiNO3 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1374.4[1]-1103.5[1]223.4[1]–
SO2 (l)-320.5[1]–––
SO2 (g)-296.830[1]-300.194[1]248.22[1]39.87[1]
SO2 (ao)-322.980[1]-300.676[1]161.9[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas

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)