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2CH3COONH4 🔥→ N2H4 + 4CO↑ + 5H2

Decomposition of ammonium acetate yields hydrazine, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen (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

Thermal decomposition with redox
Thermally decomposable substanceSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Thermal decomposition of oxoacid salt with redox
Oxoacid saltSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Decomposition of ammonium acetate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH3COONH4Ammonium acetate2
Self redox agent
Thermally decomposable
Oxoacid salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
N2H4Hydrazine1
Oxidized
COCarbon monoxide4
Redoxed product
H2Hydrogen5
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Decomposition of ammonium acetate
2CH3COONH4Crystalline solid
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N2H4Liquid + 4COGas + 5H2Gas
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
840.81
per 1 mol of
420.40
per 1 mol of
840.81
per 1 mol of
210.20
per 1 mol of
168.16

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Decomposition of ammonium acetate
ΔrG476.6 kJ/mol
K0.32 × 10−83
pK83.50
2CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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N2H4Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4COGas + 5H2Gas
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
829.25476.61182
per 1 mol of
414.63238.3591.0
per 1 mol of
829.25476.61182
per 1 mol of
207.31119.2295.5
per 1 mol of
165.8595.32236.4

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Decomposition of ammonium acetate
ΔrG564.6 kJ/mol
K0.12 × 10−98
pK98.91
2CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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N2H4Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4COGas + 5H2Un-ionized aqueous solution
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
808.3564.63414
per 1 mol of
404.1282.31707
per 1 mol of
808.3564.63414
per 1 mol of
202.1141.2853.5
per 1 mol of
161.7112.9682.8

Changes in aqueous solution (3)

Decomposition of ammonium acetate
ΔrG545.7 kJ/mol
K0.25 × 10−95
pK95.60
2CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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N2H4Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4COUn-ionized aqueous solution + 5H2Gas
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
787.51545.7810
per 1 mol of
393.75272.9405
per 1 mol of
787.51545.7810
per 1 mol of
196.88136.4203
per 1 mol of
157.50109.1162

Changes in aqueous solution (4)

Decomposition of ammonium acetate
ΔrG633.7 kJ/mol
K0.96 × 10−111
pK111.02
2CH3COONH4Ionized aqueous solution
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N2H4Un-ionized aqueous solution + 4COUn-ionized aqueous solution + 5H2Un-ionized aqueous solution
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
766.5633.73041
per 1 mol of
383.3316.91521
per 1 mol of
766.5633.73041
per 1 mol of
191.6158.4760.3
per 1 mol of
153.3126.7608.2

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
CH3COONH4 (cr)-616.14[1]
CH3COONH4 (ai)-618.52[1]-448.61[1]200.0[1]73.6[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ai):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
N2H4 (l)50.63[1]149.34[1]121.21[1]98.87[1]
N2H4 (g)95.40[1]159.35[1]238.47[1]49.58[1]
N2H4 (ao)34.31[1]128.1[1]138[1]
CO (g)-110.525[1]-137.168[1]197.674[1]29.142[1]
CO (ao)-120.96[1]-119.90[1]104.6[1]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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