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20Cu + 8Fe2(SO4)3 + 24H+ → 8CuSO4 + 12Cu2+ + 3FeS + 13FeSO4 + 12H2O

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition

The reaction of copper, iron(III) sulfate, and hydrogen ion yields copper(II) sulfate, copper(II) ion, iron(II) sulfide, iron(II) sulfate, and water (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

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition

General equation

Reaction of oxidizable species and oxidizing species under acidic condition
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper20
Reducing
Oxidizable
Fe2(SO4)3Iron(III) sulfate8
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion24
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuSO4Copper(II) sulfate8
Oxidized
Cu2+Copper(II) ion12
Oxidized
FeSIron(II) sulfide3
Reduced
FeSO4Iron(II) sulfate13
Reduced
H2OWater12
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition
ΔrG−626.3 kJ/mol
K5.28 × 10109
pK−109.72
20CuCrystalline solid + 8Fe2(SO4)3Ionized aqueous solution + 24H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
8CuSO4Un-ionized aqueous solution + 12Cu2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3FeSCrystalline solidiron-rich pyrrhotite, α + 13FeSO4Crystalline solid + 12H2OLiquid
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
−626.3
per 1 mol of
−31.31
per 1 mol of
−78.29
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
−26.10
per 1 mol of
−78.29
per 1 mol of
Copper(II) ion
−52.19
per 1 mol of
−208.8
per 1 mol of
−48.18
per 1 mol of
−52.19

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition
ΔrG−383.3 kJ/mol
K1.42 × 1067
pK−67.15
20CuCrystalline solid + 8Fe2(SO4)3Ionized aqueous solution + 24H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
8CuSO4Crystalline solid + 12Cu2+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3FeSCrystalline solidiron-rich pyrrhotite, α + 13FeSO4Crystalline solid + 12H2OLiquid
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
1407.2−383.36003
per 1 mol of
70.360−19.16300.1
per 1 mol of
175.90−47.91750.4
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
58.633−15.97250.1
per 1 mol of
175.90−47.91750.4
per 1 mol of
Copper(II) ion
117.27−31.94500.3
per 1 mol of
469.07−127.82001
per 1 mol of
108.25−29.48461.8
per 1 mol of
117.27−31.94500.3

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
Cu (cr)0[1]0[1]33.150[1]24.435[1]
Cu (g)338.32[1]298.58[1]166.38[1]20.786[1]
Fe2(SO4)3 (cr)-2581.5[1]
Fe2(SO4)3 (ai)-2825.0[1]-2242.8[1]-571.5[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
CuSO4 (cr)-771.36[1]-661.8[1]109[1]100.0[1]
CuSO4 (ai)-844.50[1]-679.04[1]-79.5[1]
CuSO4 (ao)-692.18[1]
CuSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1085.83[1]-918.11[1]146.0[1]134[1]
CuSO4 (cr)
3 hydrate
-1684.31[1]-1399.96[1]221.3[1]205[1]
CuSO4 (cr)
5 hydrate
-2279.65[1]-1879.745[1]300.4[1]280[1]
Cu2+ (g)3054.07[1]
Cu2+ (ao)64.77[1]65.49[1]-99.6[1]
FeS (cr)
iron-rich pyrrhotite, α
-100.0[1]-100.4[1]60.29[1]50.54[1]
FeSO4 (cr)-928.4[1]-820.8[1]107.5[1]100.58[1]
FeSO4 (ai)-998.3[1]-823.43[1]-117.6[1]
FeSO4 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1243.69[1]
FeSO4 (cr)
4 hydrate
-2129.2[1]
FeSO4 (cr)
7 hydrate
-3014.57[1]-2509.87[1]409.2[1]394.47[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, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas, (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)