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10NaCl + 8Hg(OH)2 + 12H+ 🔥→ 10Na+ + 4HClO + 3Hg2Cl2 + Hg22+ + 12H2O

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
10NaClSodium chloride + 8Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide + 12H+Hydrogen ion
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10Na+Sodium ion + 4HClOHypochlorous acid + 3Hg2Cl2Mercury(I) chloride + Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 12H2OWater

The reaction of sodium chloride, mercury(II) hydroxide, and hydrogen ion yields sodium ion, hypochlorous acid, mercury(I) chloride, dimercury(I) ion, and water (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

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
10NaClSodium chloride + 8Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide + 12H+Hydrogen ion
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10Na+Sodium ion + 4HClOHypochlorous acid + 3Hg2Cl2Mercury(I) chloride + Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion + 12H2OWater

General equation

Reaction of hardly oxidizable species and oxidizing species under acidic condition
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaClSodium chloride10
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
Hg(OH)2Mercury(II) hydroxide8
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion12
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na+Sodium ion10
HClOHypochlorous acid4
Oxidized
Hg2Cl2Mercury(I) chloride3
Reduced
Hg22+Dimercury(I) ion1
Reduced
H2OWater12
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of sodium chloride and mercury(II) hydroxide under acidic condition
ΔrG−133.2 kJ/mol
K2.17 × 1023
pK−23.34
10NaClIonized aqueous solution + 8Hg(OH)2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 12H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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10Na+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4HClOUn-ionized aqueous solution + 3Hg2Cl2Crystalline solid + Hg22+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 12H2OLiquid
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
−23.7−133.2368
per 1 mol of
−2.37−13.3236.8
per 1 mol of
Mercury(II) hydroxide
−2.96−16.6546.0
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
−1.97−11.1030.7
per 1 mol of
Sodium ion
−2.37−13.3236.8
per 1 mol of
−5.92−33.3092.0
−7.90−44.40123
per 1 mol of
Dimercury(I) ion
−23.7−133.2368
per 1 mol of
−1.97−11.1030.7

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
NaCl (cr)-411.153[1]-384.138[1]72.13[1]50.50[1]
NaCl (g)-176.65[1]-196.66[1]229.81[1]35.77[1]
NaCl (ai)-407.27[1]-393.133[1]115.5[1]-90.0[1]
Hg(OH)2 (ao)-355.2[1]-274.8[1]142[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-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+ (g)609.358[1]
Na+ (ao)-240.12[1]-261.905[1]59.0[1]46.4[1]
HClO (g)-78.7[1]-66.1[1]236.67[1]37.15[1]
HClO (ao)-120.9[1]-79.9[1]142[1]
Hg2Cl2 (cr)-265.22[1]-210.745[1]192.5[1]
Hg22+ (ao)172.4[1]153.52[1]84.5[1]
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]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid

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)