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MgI2 + Na2B4O7 💧→ MgB4O7↓ + 2NaI

The reaction of magnesium iodide and sodium tetraborate yields magnesium tetraborate and sodium iodide. This reaction is an acid-base reaction and is classified as follows:

Table of contents
  1. 1Reaction data
  2. 2Thermodynamic changes
  3. 3References
  4. 4Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MgI2Magnesium iodide1
Lewis acid
Very soluble in water
Na2B4O7Sodium tetraborate1
Lewis base
Soluble in water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MgB4O7Magnesium tetraborate1
Lewis conjugate
Insoluble in water
NaISodium iodide2
Non-redox product

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
MgI2 (cr)-364.0[1]-358.2[1]129.7[1]
MgI2 (g)-172[1]
MgI2 (ai)-577.22[1]-558.1[1]84.5[1]
Na2B4O7 (cr)-3291.1[1]-3096.0[1]189.54[1]186.77[1]
Na2B4O7 (am)-3271.1[1]-3076.8[1]192.9[1]
Na2B4O7 (ai)-3128.7[1]
Na2B4O7 (cr)
4 hydrate
-4507.4[1]
Na2B4O7 (cr)
5 hydrate
-4802.4[1]
Na2B4O7 (cr)
10 hydrate
-6288.6[1]-5516.0[1]586[1]615[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid

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
MgB4O7
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

References

List of references

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