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2CH3COOLi + 3H2O 💧⚡→ 2O2↑ + Li2CO3 + 3CH4

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium acetate with water as non-redox agent

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium acetate yields oxygen, lithium carbonate, 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 lithium acetate with water as non-redox agent

General equation

Electrolysis of aqueous solution with water as non redox agent
Miscible with water/Very soluble in water/Soluble in waterSelf redox agent + H2ONon-redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium acetate with water as non-redox agent

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH3COOLiLithium acetate2
Self redox agent
Very soluble in water
H2OWater3
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
O2Oxygen2
Oxidized
Li2CO3Lithium carbonate1
Oxidized
CH4Methane3
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
CH3COOLi
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
O2 (g)0[1]0[1]205.138[1]29.355[1]
O2 (ao)-11.7[1]16.4[1]110.9[1]
Li2CO3 (cr)-1215.9[1]-1132.06[1]90.37[1]99.12[1]
Li2CO3 (ai)-1234.11[1]-1114.6[1]-29.7[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]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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