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Cl2 + H2CO3 🔥→ HClO + HCl + CO2

The reaction of chlorine and carbonic acid yields hypochlorous acid, hydrogen chloride, and carbon dioxide (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 self redoxing species and acid
Self-redoxing speciesSelf redox agent + AcidNon-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of chlorine and carbonic acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cl2Chlorine1
Self redoxing
H2CO3Carbonic acid1
Acid

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HClOHypochlorous acid1
Oxidized
HClHydrogen chloride1
Reduced
CO2Carbon dioxide1

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of chlorine and carbonic acid
ΔrG46.6 kJ/mol
K0.69 × 10−8
pK8.16
Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2CO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
HClOUn-ionized aqueous solution + HClGas + CO2Gas
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
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per 1 mol of
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Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of chlorine and carbonic acid
ΔrG55.0 kJ/mol
K0.23 × 10−9
pK9.64
Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2CO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
HClOUn-ionized aqueous solution + HClGas + CO2Un-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
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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Changes in standard condition (3)

Reaction of chlorine and carbonic acid
ΔrG10.7 kJ/mol
K0.13 × 10−1
pK1.87
Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2CO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
HClOUn-ionized aqueous solution + HClIonized aqueous solution + CO2Gas
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
41.510.7104
per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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Changes in standard condition (4)

Reaction of chlorine and carbonic acid
ΔrG19.0 kJ/mol
K0.47 × 10−3
pK3.33
Cl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2CO3Un-ionized aqueous solution
🔥
HClOUn-ionized aqueous solution + HClIonized aqueous solution + CO2Un-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
21.219.08
per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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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
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
H2CO3 (ao)-699.65[1]-623.08[1]187.4[1]
* (g):Gas, (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
HClO (g)-78.7[1]-66.1[1]236.67[1]37.15[1]
HClO (ao)-120.9[1]-79.9[1]142[1]
HCl (g)-92.307[1]-95.299[1]186.908[1]29.12[1]
HCl (ai)-167.159[1]-131.228[1]56.5[1]-136.4[1]
CO2 (g)-393.509[1]-394.359[1]213.74[1]37.11[1]
CO2 (ao)-413.80[1]-385.98[1]117.6[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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