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Na2CO3 + H4SiO4 🔥→ Na2SiO3 + CO2↑ + 2H2O

Reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid

The reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid yields sodium metasilicate, carbon dioxide, and water. 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

Reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid

General equation

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na2CO3Sodium carbonate1
Brønsted base
Salt of volatile acid
H4SiO4Silicic acid1
Brønsted acid
Nonvolatile acid

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na2SiO3Sodium metasilicate1
Conjugate base
Salt of non volatile acid
CO2Carbon dioxide1
Volatile acidic oxide
H2OWater2
Conjugate acid
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid
ΔrG45.9 kJ/mol
K0.91 × 10−8
pK8.04
Na2CO3Crystalline solid + H4SiO4Crystalline solid
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Na2SiO3Crystalline solid + CO2Gas + 2H2OLiquid
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
91.745.9140
per 1 mol of
91.745.9140
per 1 mol of
Silicic acid
91.745.9140
91.745.9140
per 1 mol of
91.745.9140
per 1 mol of
45.922.970.0

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid
Na2CO3Ionized aqueous solution + H4SiO4Un-ionized aqueous solution
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Na2SiO3Aqueous solution + CO2Gas + 2H2OLiquid
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
74.6
per 1 mol of
74.6
per 1 mol of
Silicic acid
74.6
74.6
per 1 mol of
74.6
per 1 mol of
37.3

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of sodium carbonate and silicic acid
Na2CO3Ionized aqueous solution + H4SiO4Un-ionized aqueous solution
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Na2SiO3Aqueous solution + CO2Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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
54.3
per 1 mol of
54.3
per 1 mol of
Silicic acid
54.3
54.3
per 1 mol of
54.3
per 1 mol of
27.1

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
Na2CO3 (cr)-1130.68[1]-1044.44[1]134.98[1]112.30[1]
Na2CO3 (ai)-1157.38[1]-1051.64[1]61.1[1]
Na2CO3 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1431.26[1]-1285.31[1]168.11[1]145.60[1]
Na2CO3 (cr)
7 hydrate
-3199.96[1]-2714.2[1]422.2[1]
Na2CO3 (cr)
10 hydrate
-4081.32[1]-3427.66[1]562.7[1]550.32[1]
H4SiO4 (cr)-1481.1[1]-1332.9[1]192[1]
H4SiO4 (ao)-1468.6[1]-1316.6[1]180[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (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
Na2SiO3 (cr)-1554.90[1]-1462.80[1]113.85[1]
Na2SiO3 (vit)-1540.1[1]
Na2SiO3 (aq)-1586.2[1]
Na2SiO3 (cr)
5 hydrate
-3048.5[1]
Na2SiO3 (cr)
9 hydrate
-4228.8[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]
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, (vit):Vitreous liquid, (aq):Aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid

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)