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SiO44− + 4H2O → H4SiO4 + 4OH

Reaction of silicate ion and water
SiO44−Silicate ion + 4H2OWater
H4SiO4Silicic acid + 4OHHydroxide ion

The reaction of silicate ion and water yields silicic acid and hydroxide ion (Other reactions are here). 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 reactions
  5. 5Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

Reaction of silicate ion and water
SiO44−Silicate ion + 4H2OWater
H4SiO4Silicic acid + 4OHHydroxide ion

General equation

Reaction of ion and water with generating hydroxide ion
Cation/AnionBrønsted base + H2OBrønsted acid
Proton donating ion/AcidConjugate acid + OHConjugate base

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of silicate ion and water

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
SiO44−Silicate ion1
Brønsted base
Anion
H2OWater4
Brønsted acid
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H4SiO4Silicic acid1
Conjugate acid
Acid
OHHydroxide ion4
Conjugate base
Hydroxide ion

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
SiO44−
H2O (cr)
H2O (l)-285.830[1]-237.129[1]69.91[1]75.291[1]
H2O (g)-241.818[1]-228.572[1]188.825[1]33.577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (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
H4SiO4 (cr)-1481.1[1]-1332.9[1]192[1]
H4SiO4 (ao)-1468.6[1]-1316.6[1]180[1]
OH (g)-143.5[1]
OH (ao)-229.994[1]-157.244[1]-10.75[1]-148.5[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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