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C + K2O 🔥→ 2K + CO↑

The reaction of carbon and potassium oxide yields potassium and carbon monoxide (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

General equation

Reaction of reducing species and hardly reducible species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Hardly reducible speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Reaction of reducing nonmetal and oxide
Reducing nonmetalReducing agent + OxideOxidizing agent
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Elementary substance/OxideReduction product + Nonmetal oxideOxidation product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of carbon and potassium oxide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CCarbon1
Reducing
Reducing
Reducing nonmetal
K2OPotassium oxide1
Oxidizing
Hardly reducible
Oxide

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
KPotassium2
Reduced
Elementary substance
COCarbon monoxide1
Oxidized
Oxide

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of carbon and potassium oxide
ΔrG184.9 kJ/mol
K0.40 × 10−32
pK32.39
CCrystalline solidgraphite + K2OCrystalline solid
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2KCrystalline solid + COGas
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
251.0184.9226.2−3.9
per 1 mol of
251.0184.9226.2−3.9
per 1 mol of
251.0184.9226.2−3.9
per 1 mol of
125.592.45113.1−1.9
per 1 mol of
251.0184.9226.2−3.9

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of carbon and potassium oxide
ΔrG182.0 kJ/mol
K0.13 × 10−31
pK31.89
CCrystalline soliddiamond + K2OCrystalline solid
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2KCrystalline solid + COGas
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
249.1182.0229.6−1.5
per 1 mol of
249.1182.0229.6−1.5
per 1 mol of
249.1182.0229.6−1.5
per 1 mol of
124.591.00114.8−0.75
per 1 mol of
249.1182.0229.6−1.5

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of carbon and potassium oxide
ΔrG184.9 kJ/mol
K0.40 × 10−32
pK32.39
CCrystalline solidgraphite + K2OCrystalline solid
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2KCrystalline solid + COGas
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
251.0184.9226.2−3.9
per 1 mol of
251.0184.9226.2−3.9
per 1 mol of
251.0184.9226.2−3.9
per 1 mol of
125.592.45113.1−1.9
per 1 mol of
251.0184.9226.2−3.9

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of carbon and potassium oxide
ΔrG202.2 kJ/mol
K0.38 × 10−35
pK35.42
CCrystalline solidgraphite + K2OCrystalline solid
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2KCrystalline solid + COUn-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
240.5202.2133.1
per 1 mol of
240.5202.2133.1
per 1 mol of
240.5202.2133.1
per 1 mol of
120.3101.166.55
per 1 mol of
240.5202.2133.1

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
C (cr)
graphite
0[1]0[1]5.740[1]8.527[1]
C (cr)
diamond
1.895[1]2.900[1]2.377[1]6.113[1]
C (g)716.682[1]671.257[1]158.096[1]20.838[1]
K2O (cr)-361.5[1]-322.1[2]94.1[2]83.7[2]
K2O (g)-63[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (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
K (cr)0[1]0[1]64.18[1]29.58[1]
K (g)89.24[1]60.59[1]160.336[1]20.786[1]
CO (g)-110.525[1]-137.168[1]197.674[1]29.142[1]
CO (ao)-120.96[1]-119.90[1]104.6[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

  1. 1
  2. 2
    James G. Speight (2017)
    Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 17th edition
    McGraw Hill Education