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CH4 + 2Fe2O3 → 2Fe(OH)2 + 2FeO + C

The reaction of methane and iron(III) oxide yields iron(II) hydroxide, iron(II) oxide, and carbon (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 reducible species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Reducible speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of methane and iron(III) oxide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH4Methane1
Reducing
Reducing
Fe2O3Iron(III) oxide2
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Fe(OH)2Iron(II) hydroxide2
Reduced
FeOIron(II) oxide2
Reduced
CCarbon1
Oxidized

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of methane and iron(III) oxide
CH4Gas + 2Fe2O3Crystalline solid
2Fe(OH)2Crystalline solidprecipitated + 2FeOCrystalline solid + CCrystalline solidgraphite
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
41.2
per 1 mol of
41.2
per 1 mol of
20.6
per 1 mol of
20.6
per 1 mol of
20.6
per 1 mol of
41.2

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of methane and iron(III) oxide
CH4Gas + 2Fe2O3Crystalline solid
2Fe(OH)2Crystalline solidprecipitated + 2FeOCrystalline solid + CCrystalline soliddiamond
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
43.1
per 1 mol of
43.1
per 1 mol of
21.6
per 1 mol of
21.6
per 1 mol of
21.6
per 1 mol of
43.1

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of methane and iron(III) oxide
CH4Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2Fe2O3Crystalline solid
2Fe(OH)2Crystalline solidprecipitated + 2FeOCrystalline solid + CCrystalline solidgraphite
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
55.4
per 1 mol of
55.4
per 1 mol of
27.7
per 1 mol of
27.7
per 1 mol of
27.7
per 1 mol of
55.4

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
CH4 (g)-74.81[1]-50.72[1]186.264[1]35.309[1]
CH4 (ao)-89.04[1]-34.33[1]83.7[1]
Fe2O3 (cr)-824.2[1]-742.2[1]87.40[1]103.85[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline 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
Fe(OH)2 (cr)
precipitated
-569.0[1]-486.5[1]88[1]
Fe(OH)2 (g)-372[1]
FeO (cr)-272.0[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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