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Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate
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H2O2Hydrogen peroxide + HCNHydrogen cyanide + CH4↑Methane

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate yields hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen cyanide, 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

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate
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H2O2Hydrogen peroxide + HCNHydrogen cyanide + CH4↑Methane

General equation

Electrolysis of aqueous solution without water as reactant
Miscible with water/Very soluble in water/Soluble in waterSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate1
Self redox agent
Very soluble in water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2O2Hydrogen peroxide1
Oxidized
–
HCNHydrogen cyanide1
Reduced
–
CH4Methane1
Reduced
–

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
CH3COONH4Crystalline solid
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H2O2Liquid + HCNLiquid + CH4↑Gas
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
462.42–––
per 1 mol of
462.42–––
per 1 mol of
462.42–––
per 1 mol of
462.42–––
per 1 mol of
462.42–––

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
◆
ΔrG383.6 kJ/mol
K0.63 × 10−67
pK67.20
CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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H2O2Un-ionized aqueous solution + HCNUn-ionized aqueous solution + CH4↑Gas
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
459.6383.6254.9–
per 1 mol of
459.6383.6254.9–
per 1 mol of
459.6383.6254.9–
per 1 mol of
459.6383.6254.9–
per 1 mol of
459.6383.6254.9–

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
◆
ΔrG400.0 kJ/mol
K0.84 × 10−70
pK70.08
CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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⟶
H2O2Un-ionized aqueous solution + HCNUn-ionized aqueous solution + CH4↑Un-ionized aqueous solution
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
445.4400.0152.3–
per 1 mol of
445.4400.0152.3–
per 1 mol of
445.4400.0152.3–
per 1 mol of
445.4400.0152.3–
per 1 mol of
445.4400.0152.3–

Changes in aqueous solution (3)

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
◆
ΔrG436.3 kJ/mol
K0.37 × 10−76
pK76.44
CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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H2O2Un-ionized aqueous solution + HCNIonized aqueous solution + CH4↑Gas
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
503.1436.3224.3–
per 1 mol of
503.1436.3224.3–
per 1 mol of
503.1436.3224.3–
per 1 mol of
503.1436.3224.3–
per 1 mol of
503.1436.3224.3–

Changes in aqueous solution (4)

Electrolysis of aqueous ammonium acetate without water as reactant
◆
ΔrG452.7 kJ/mol
K0.49 × 10−79
pK79.31
CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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⟶
H2O2Un-ionized aqueous solution + HCNIonized aqueous solution + CH4↑Un-ionized aqueous solution
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
488.9452.7121.7–
per 1 mol of
488.9452.7121.7–
per 1 mol of
488.9452.7121.7–
per 1 mol of
488.9452.7121.7–
per 1 mol of
488.9452.7121.7–

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
CH3COONH4 (cr)-616.14[1]–––
CH3COONH4 (ai)-618.52[1]-448.61[1]200.0[1]73.6[1]
* (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
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]–
HCN (l)108.87[1]124.97[1]112.84[1]70.63[1]
HCN (g)135.1[1]124.7[1]201.78[1]35.86[1]
HCN (ai)150.6[1]172.4[1]94.1[1]–
HCN (ao)107.1[1]119.7[1]124.7[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]–
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (ai):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)