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8(NH4)2B4O7 + 49Cl2 → 7N2 + 28H2O2 + 32BCl3 + 2NH4Cl

The reaction of ammonium tetraborate and chlorine yields nitrogen, hydrogen peroxide, boron trichloride, and ammonium chloride (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 oxidizing species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
(NH4)2B4O7Ammonium tetraborate8
Reducing
Reducing
Cl2Chlorine49
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
N2Nitrogen7
Oxidized
H2O2Hydrogen peroxide28
Oxidized
BCl3Boron trichloride32
Reduced
NH4ClAmmonium chloride2
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
(NH4)2B4O7
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
* (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
N2 (g)0[1]0[1]191.61[1]29.125[1]
H2O2 (l)-187.78[1]-120.35[1]109.6[1]89.1[1]
H2O2 (g)-136.31[1]-105.57[1]232.7[1]43.1[1]
H2O2 (ao)-191.17[1]-134.03[1]143.9[1]
BCl3 (cr)
BCl3 (l)-427.2[1]-387.4[1]206.3[1]106.7[1]
BCl3 (g)-403.76[1]-388.72[1]290.10[1]62.72[1]
NH4Cl (cr)-314.43[1]-202.87[1]94.6[1]84.1[1]
NH4Cl (ai)-299.66[1]-210.52[1]169.9[1]-56.5[1]
* (g):Gas, (l):Liquid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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