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CuI2 + H2O 💧⚡→ CuO + I2 + H2

Electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) iodide with water as oxidizing agent

Electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) iodide yields copper(II) oxide, iodine, 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

Electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) iodide with water as oxidizing agent

General equation

Electrolysis of aqueous solution with water as oxidizing agent
Miscible with water/Very soluble in water/Soluble in waterReducing agent + H2OOxidizing agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) iodide with water as oxidizing agent

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuI2Copper(II) iodide1
Reducing
Soluble in water
H2OWater1
Oxidizing
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuOCopper(II) oxide1
I2Iodine1
Oxidized
H2Hydrogen1
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
CuI2
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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas

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
CuO (cr)-157.3[1]-129.7[1]42.63[1]42.30[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]
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, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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