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H2S + 2Mg(NO3)2 → MgSO4 + Mg(NO2)2 + 2HNO2

The reaction of hydrogen sulfide and magnesium nitrate yields magnesium sulfate, magnesium nitrite, and nitrous acid (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 oxidizing species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2SHydrogen sulfide1
Reducing
Reducing
Mg(NO3)2Magnesium nitrate2
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MgSO4Magnesium sulfate1
Oxidized
Mg(NO2)2Magnesium nitrite1
Reduced
HNO2Nitrous acid2
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
H2S (g)-20.63[1]-33.56[1]205.79[1]34.23[1]
H2S (ao)-39.7[1]-27.83[1]121[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (cr)-790.65[1]-589.4[1]164.0[1]141.92[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (ai)-881.57[1]-677.3[1]154.8[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1409.2[1]
Mg(NO3)2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2613.28[1]-2080.3[1]452[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (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
MgSO4 (cr)-1284.9[1]-1170.6[1]91.6[1]96.48[1]
MgSO4 (ai)-1376.12[1]-1199.5[1]-118.0[1]
MgSO4 (ao)-1356.0[1]-1212.21[1]-7.1[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1602.1[1]-1428.7[1]126.4[1]
MgSO4 (am)
1 hydrate
-1574.9[1]-1404.9[1]138.1[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1896.2[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
4 hydrate
-2496.6[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
-3087.0[1]-2631.8[1]348.1[1]348.11[1]
MgSO4 (cr)
7 hydrate
-3388.71[1]-2871.5[1]372[1]
Mg(NO2)2
HNO2 (g)
cis
-77.99[1]-42.94[1]248.76[1]44.77[1]
HNO2 (g)
trans
-80.12[1]-45.24[1]249.22[1]46.07[1]
HNO2 (g)-79.5[1]-46.0[1]254.1[1]45.6[1]
HNO2 (ao)-119.2[1]-50.6[1]135.6[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid, (g):Gas

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)