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6H2S + 4CoSO4 → 5H2S2O3 + 4Co + H2O

The reaction of hydrogen sulfide and cobalt(II) sulfate yields thiosulfuric acid, cobalt, 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 reducible species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Reducible speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2SHydrogen sulfide6
Reducing
Reducing
CoSO4Cobalt(II) sulfate4
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2S2O3Thiosulfuric acid5
Redoxed product
CoCobalt4
Reduced
H2OWater1

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]
CoSO4 (cr)-888.3[1]-782.3[1]118.0[1]
CoSO4 (ai)-967.3[1]-799.1[1]-92[1]
CoSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2683.6[1]-2235.36[1]367.61[1]353.38[1]
CoSO4 (cr)
7 hydrate
-2979.93[1]-2473.42[1]406.06[1]390.49[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
H2S2O3
Co (cr)
α, hexagonal
0[1]0[1]30.04[1]24.81[1]
Co (cr)
β, face centered cubic
0.46[1]0.25[1]30.71[1]
Co (g)424.7[1]380.3[1]179.515[1]23.020[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, (g):Gas, (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)