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9H2S + 2(NH4)3AsO4 → 2NH4HSO4 + 2(NH4)2S + As2S5 + 8H2

The reaction of hydrogen sulfide and ammonium arsenate yields ammonium hydrogensulfate, ammonium sulfide, diarsenic pentasulfide, and hydrogen (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 sulfide9
Reducing
Reducing
(NH4)3AsO4Ammonium arsenate2
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NH4HSO4Ammonium hydrogensulfate2
Oxidized
(NH4)2SAmmonium sulfide2
As2S5Diarsenic pentasulfide1
H2Hydrogen8
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
H2S (g)-20.63[1]-33.56[1]205.79[1]34.23[1]
H2S (ao)-39.7[1]-27.83[1]121[1]
(NH4)3AsO4 (cr)-1286.2[1]
(NH4)3AsO4 (ai)-1285.66[1]-886.32[1]177.4[1]
(NH4)3AsO4 (cr)
3 hydrate
-2166.9[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
NH4HSO4 (cr)-1026.96[1]
NH4HSO4 (ai)-1019.85[1]-835.21[1]245.2[1]-3.8[1]
(NH4)2S (ai)-231.8[1]-72.6[1]212.1[1]
As2S5
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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