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5Hg2Cl2 + 2KMnO4 + 16H+ → 3HgCl2 + 7Hg2+ + 2MnCl2 + 2K+ + 8H2O

Reaction of mercury(I) chloride and potassium permanganate under acidic condition
5Hg2Cl2Mercury(I) chloride + 2KMnO4Potassium permanganate + 16H+Hydrogen ion
3HgCl2Mercury(II) chloride + 7Hg2+Mercury(II) ion + 2MnCl2Manganese(II) chloride + 2K+Potassium ion + 8H2OWater

The reaction of mercury(I) chloride, potassium permanganate, and hydrogen ion yields mercury(II) chloride, mercury(II) ion, manganese(II) chloride, 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 mercury(I) chloride and potassium permanganate under acidic condition
5Hg2Cl2Mercury(I) chloride + 2KMnO4Potassium permanganate + 16H+Hydrogen ion
3HgCl2Mercury(II) chloride + 7Hg2+Mercury(II) ion + 2MnCl2Manganese(II) chloride + 2K+Potassium ion + 8H2OWater

General equation

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

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of mercury(I) chloride and potassium permanganate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Hg2Cl2Mercury(I) chloride5
Reducing
Oxidizable
KMnO4Potassium permanganate2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion16
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HgCl2Mercury(II) chloride3
Oxidized
Hg2+Mercury(II) ion7
Oxidized
MnCl2Manganese(II) chloride2
Reduced
K+Potassium ion2
H2OWater8
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of mercury(I) chloride and potassium permanganate under acidic condition
ΔrG−299.2 kJ/mol
K2.62 × 1052
pK−52.42
5Hg2Cl2Crystalline solid + 2KMnO4Ionized aqueous solution + 16H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
3HgCl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 7Hg2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2MnCl2Ionized aqueous solution + 2K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 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
−439.0−299.2−468
−87.80−59.84−93.6
−219.5−149.6−234
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
−27.44−18.70−29.3
−146.3−99.73−156
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) ion
−62.71−42.74−66.9
−219.5−149.6−234
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
−219.5−149.6−234
per 1 mol of
−54.88−37.40−58.5

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of mercury(I) chloride and potassium permanganate under acidic condition
ΔrG−301.6 kJ/mol
K6.89 × 1052
pK−52.84
5Hg2Cl2Crystalline solid + 2KMnO4Ionized aqueous solution + 16H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
3HgCl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 7Hg2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2MnCl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2K+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 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
−301.6
−60.32
−150.8
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
−18.85
−100.5
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) ion
−43.09
−150.8
per 1 mol of
Potassium ion
−150.8
per 1 mol of
−37.70

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
Hg2Cl2 (cr)-265.22[1]-210.745[1]192.5[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized 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
HgCl2 (cr)-224.3[1]-178.6[1]146.0[1]
HgCl2 (ao)-216.3[1]-173.2[1]155[1]
Hg2+ (g)2890.47[1]
Hg2+ (ao)171.1[1]164.40[1]-32.2[1]
MnCl2 (cr)-481.29[1]-440.50[1]118.24[1]72.93[1]
MnCl2 (g)-263.6[1]
MnCl2 (ai)-555.05[1]-490.8[1]38.9[1]-222[1]
MnCl2 (ao)-492.0[1]
MnCl2 (cr)
1 hydrate
-789.9[1]-696.1[1]174.1[1]
MnCl2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1092.0[1]-942.1[1]218.8[1]
MnCl2 (cr)
4 hydrate
-1687.4[1]-1423.6[1]303.3[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, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid

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)