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2H2CrO4 → HO2 + 2CrO3 + 3H+ + 2e

Oxidation of chromic acid
2H2CrO4Chromic acid
HO2Hydrogenperoxide ion + 2CrO3Chromium(VI) oxide + 3H+Hydrogen ion + 2eElectron

Oxidation of chromic acid yields hydrogenperoxide ion, chromium(VI) oxide, hydrogen ion (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

Oxidation of chromic acid
2H2CrO4Chromic acid
HO2Hydrogenperoxide ion + 2CrO3Chromium(VI) oxide + 3H+Hydrogen ion + 2eElectron

General equation

Oxidation of oxidizable species
ReactantReducing agent
ProductOxidation product + e

Oxidation state of each atom

Oxidation of chromic acid

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
H2CrO4Chromic acid2
Reducing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HO2Hydrogenperoxide ion1
Oxidized
CrO3Chromium(VI) oxide2
H+Hydrogen ion3
eElectron2
Electron

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
H2CrO4

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
HO2 (ao)-160.33[1]-67.3[1]23.8[1]
CrO3 (cr)-589.5[1]
CrO3 (g)-385.8[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
e
* (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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