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6CH3COOLi 🔥→ 3Li2O + 8CO↑ + H2O + 4CH4

Decomposition of lithium acetate yields lithium oxide, carbon monoxide, water, and methane (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

Thermal decomposition with redox
Thermally decomposable substanceSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Thermal decomposition of oxoacid salt with redox
Oxoacid saltSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of lithium acetate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH3COOLiLithium acetate6
Oxidizing
Thermally decomposable
Oxoacid salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Li2OLithium oxide3
COCarbon monoxide8
Redoxed product
H2OWater1
CH4Methane4
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
CH3COOLi

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
Li2O (cr)-597.94[1]-561.18[1]37.57[1]54.10[1]
Li2O (g)-160.7[1]-181.6[1]231.48[1]49.83[1]
CO (g)-110.525[1]-137.168[1]197.674[1]29.142[1]
CO (ao)-120.96[1]-119.90[1]104.6[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]
CH4 (g)-74.81[1]-50.72[1]186.264[1]35.309[1]
CH4 (ao)-89.04[1]-34.33[1]83.7[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid

References

List of references

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