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6KI + Na2Cr2O7 🔥→ 3K2O + 3I2 + Cr2O3 + Na2O

The reaction of potassium iodide and sodium dichromate yields potassium oxide, iodine, chromium(III) oxide, and sodium oxide (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 oxidizable species and oxidizing species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
KIPotassium iodide6
Reducing
Oxidizable
Na2Cr2O7Sodium dichromate1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K2OPotassium oxide3
I2Iodine3
Oxidized
Cr2O3Chromium(III) oxide1
Reduced
Na2OSodium oxide1

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of potassium iodide and sodium dichromate
6KICrystalline solid + Na2Cr2O7Crystalline solid
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3K2OCrystalline solid + 3I2Crystalline solid + Cr2O3Crystalline solid + Na2OCrystalline solid
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
1307.6
per 1 mol of
217.93
per 1 mol of
1307.6
per 1 mol of
435.87
per 1 mol of
435.87
1307.6
per 1 mol of
1307.6

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of potassium iodide and sodium dichromate
ΔrG1483.3 kJ/mol
K0.14 × 10−259
pK259.86
6KIIonized aqueous solution + Na2Cr2O7Ionized aqueous solution
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3K2OCrystalline solid + 3I2Un-ionized aqueous solution + Cr2O3Crystalline solid + Na2OCrystalline solid
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
1245.51483.3−812.5
per 1 mol of
207.58247.22−135.4
per 1 mol of
1245.51483.3−812.5
per 1 mol of
415.17494.43−270.8
per 1 mol of
415.17494.43−270.8
1245.51483.3−812.5
per 1 mol of
1245.51483.3−812.5

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
KI (cr)-327.900[1]-324.892[1]106.32[1]52.93[1]
KI (g)-125.5[1]-166.1[1]258.3[1]37.11[1]
KI (ai)-307.57[1]-334.85[1]213.8[1]-120.5[1]
Na2Cr2O7 (cr)-1978.6[1]
Na2Cr2O7 (ai)-1970.7[1]-1824.9[1]379.9[1]
Na2Cr2O7 (cr)
2 hydrate
-2574.8[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (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
K2O (cr)-361.5[1]-322.1[2]94.1[2]83.7[2]
K2O (g)-63[1]
I2 (cr)0[1]0[1]116.135[1]54.438[1]
I2 (g)62.438[1]19.327[1]260.69[1]36.90[1]
I2 (ao)22.6[1]16.40[1]137.2[1]
Cr2O3 (cr)-1139.7[1]-1058.1[1]81.2[1]118.74[1]
Cr2O3 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1506[1]
Cr2O3 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1845[1]
Cr2O3 (cr)
3 hydrate
-2171[1]
Na2O (cr)-414.22[1]-375.46[1]75.06[1]69.12[1]
Na2O (g)-35.6[1]-52.3[1]261.2[1]55.2[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

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)

  2. 2
    James G. Speight (2017)
    Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 17th edition
    McGraw Hill Education