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Molten salt electrolysis of sodium iodide

Molten salt electrolysis of sodium iodide yields sodium and iodine. 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 categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

Molten salt electrolysis of sodium iodide

General equation

Molten salt electrolysis
SaltSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Molten salt electrolysis of sodium iodide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaISodium iodide2
Self redox agent
Salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaSodium2
Reduced
I2Iodine1
Oxidized

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Molten salt electrolysis of sodium iodide
ΔrG572.12 kJ/mol
K0.59 × 10−100
pK100.23
2NaICrystalline solid
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2NaCrystalline solid + I2Crystalline solid
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
575.56572.1221.506.74
per 1 mol of
287.78286.0610.753.37
per 1 mol of
287.78286.0610.753.37
per 1 mol of
575.56572.1221.506.74

Changes in aqueous solution

Molten salt electrolysis of sodium iodide
ΔrG643.34 kJ/mol
K0.20 × 10−112
pK112.71
2NaIIonized aqueous solution
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2NaCrystalline solid + I2Un-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
613.2643.34−101.0
per 1 mol of
306.6321.67−50.50
per 1 mol of
306.6321.67−50.50
per 1 mol of
613.2643.34−101.0

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
NaI (cr)-287.78[1]-286.06[1]98.53[1]52.09[1]
NaI (g)-79.5[1]-121.0[1]248.978[1]36.65[1]
NaI (ai)-295.31[1]-313.47[1]170.3[1]-95.8[1]
NaI (cr)
1 hydrate
-883.096[1]-771.10[1]196.2[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
Na (cr)0[1]0[1]51.21[1]28.24[1]
Na (g)107.32[1]76.761[1]153.712[1]20.786[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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