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ZnCl2 + Na2CO3 ๐Ÿ’งโ†’ ZnCO3โ†“ + 2NaCl

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Reaction of zinc chloride and sodium carbonate
ZnCl2Zinc chloride + Na2CO3Sodium carbonate
๐Ÿ’ง
โŸถ
ZnCO3โ†“Zinc carbonate + 2NaClSodium chloride

The reaction of zinc chloride and sodium carbonate yields zinc carbonate and sodium chloride. 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 zinc chloride and sodium carbonate
ZnCl2Zinc chloride + Na2CO3Sodium carbonate
๐Ÿ’ง
โŸถ
ZnCO3โ†“Zinc carbonate + 2NaClSodium chloride

General equation

Precipitation reaction
Miscible with water/Very soluble in water/Soluble in waterLewis acid + Miscible with water/Very soluble in water/Soluble in waterLewis base
๐Ÿ’ง
โŸถ
Insoluble in water/Very slightly soluble in water/Slightly soluble in waterLewis conjugate + Product(Non-redox product)

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of zinc chloride and sodium carbonate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
ZnCl2Zinc chloride1
Lewis acid
Very soluble in water
Na2CO3Sodium carbonate1
Lewis base
Soluble in water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
ZnCO3Zinc carbonate1
Lewis conjugate
Very slightly soluble in water
NaClSodium chloride2
Non-redox product
โ€“

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of zinc chloride and sodium carbonate
โ—†
ฮ”rGโˆ’85.96 kJ/mol
K1.15 ร— 1015
pKโˆ’15.06
ZnCl2Crystalline solid + Na2CO3Crystalline solid
๐Ÿ’ง
โŸถ
ZnCO3โ†“Crystalline solid + 2NaClCrystalline solid
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1		Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
โˆ’89.36โˆ’85.96โˆ’19.8โˆ’2.93
per 1 mol of
โˆ’89.36โˆ’85.96โˆ’19.8โˆ’2.93
per 1 mol of
โˆ’89.36โˆ’85.96โˆ’19.8โˆ’2.93
per 1 mol of
โˆ’89.36โˆ’85.96โˆ’19.8โˆ’2.93
per 1 mol of
โˆ’44.68โˆ’42.98โˆ’9.90โˆ’1.47

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of zinc chloride and sodium carbonate
โ—†
ฮ”rGโˆ’56.65 kJ/mol
K8.41 ร— 109
pKโˆ’9.92
ZnCl2Ionized aqueous solution + Na2CO3Ionized aqueous solution
๐Ÿ’ง
โŸถ
ZnCO3โ†“Crystalline solid + 2NaClIonized aqueous solution
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1		Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
18.25โˆ’56.65251.5โ€“
per 1 mol of
18.25โˆ’56.65251.5โ€“
per 1 mol of
18.25โˆ’56.65251.5โ€“
per 1 mol of
18.25โˆ’56.65251.5โ€“
per 1 mol of
9.125โˆ’28.32125.8โ€“

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of zinc chloride and sodium carbonate
โ—†
ฮ”rGโˆ’62.4 kJ/mol
K8.55 ร— 1010
pKโˆ’10.93
ZnCl2Un-ionized aqueous solution + Na2CO3Ionized aqueous solution
๐Ÿ’ง
โŸถ
ZnCO3โ†“Crystalline solid + 2NaClIonized aqueous solution
Standard enthalpy
of reaction
ฮ”rHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard
Gibbs energy
of reaction
ฮ”rGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard entropy
of reaction
ฮ”rSยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1		Standard heat
capacity of reaction
at constant pressure
ฮ”rCpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
per 1 mol of
Equation
โ€“โˆ’62.4โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’62.4โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’62.4โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’62.4โ€“โ€“
per 1 mol of
โ€“โˆ’31.2โ€“โ€“

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ฮ”fHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ฮ”fGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard
molar entropy
Sยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1		Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
ZnCl2 (cr)-415.05[1]-369.398[1]111.46[1]71.34[1]
ZnCl2 (g)-266.1[1]โ€“โ€“โ€“
ZnCl2 (ai)-488.19[1]-409.50[1]0.8[1]-226[1]
ZnCl2 (ao)โ€“-403.7[1]โ€“โ€“
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]โ€“
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]โ€“
Na2CO3 (cr)
10 hydrate
-4081.32[1]-3427.66[1]562.7[1]550.32[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ฮ”fHยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ฮ”fGยฐ
kJ ยท molโˆ’1		Standard
molar entropy
Sยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1		Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cpยฐ
J ยท Kโˆ’1 ยท molโˆ’1
ZnCO3 (cr)-812.78[1]-731.52[1]82.4[1]79.71[1]
ZnCO3 (cr)
1 hydrate
โ€“-970.6[1]โ€“โ€“
NaCl (cr)-411.153[1]-384.138[1]72.13[1]50.50[1]
NaCl (g)-176.65[1]-196.66[1]229.81[1]35.77[1]
NaCl (ai)-407.27[1]-393.133[1]115.5[1]-90.0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

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)