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2Cu + Na2CO3 🔥→ 2CuO + Na2O + C

The reaction of copper and sodium carbonate yields copper(II) oxide, sodium oxide, and carbon (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

Reaction of oxidizable species and reducible species
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Reducible speciesOxidizing agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper and sodium carbonate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper2
Reducing
Oxidizable
Na2CO3Sodium carbonate1
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuOCopper(II) oxide2
Oxidized
Na2OSodium oxide1
CCarbon1
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition (1)

Reaction of copper and sodium carbonate
ΔrG409.6 kJ/mol
K0.17 × 10−71
pK71.76
2CuCrystalline solid + Na2CO3Crystalline solid
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2CuOCrystalline solid + Na2OCrystalline solid + CCrystalline solidgraphite
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
401.9409.6−35.221.08
per 1 mol of
200.9204.8−17.610.540
per 1 mol of
401.9409.6−35.221.08
per 1 mol of
200.9204.8−17.610.540
per 1 mol of
401.9409.6−35.221.08
per 1 mol of
401.9409.6−35.221.08

Changes in standard condition (2)

Reaction of copper and sodium carbonate
ΔrG412.5 kJ/mol
K0.54 × 10−72
pK72.27
2CuCrystalline solid + Na2CO3Crystalline solid
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2CuOCrystalline solid + Na2OCrystalline solid + CCrystalline soliddiamond
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
403.8412.5−38.58−1.34
per 1 mol of
201.9206.3−19.29−0.670
per 1 mol of
403.8412.5−38.58−1.34
per 1 mol of
201.9206.3−19.29−0.670
per 1 mol of
403.8412.5−38.58−1.34
per 1 mol of
403.8412.5−38.58−1.34

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of copper and sodium carbonate
ΔrG416.8 kJ/mol
K0.95 × 10−73
pK73.02
2CuCrystalline solid + Na2CO3Ionized aqueous solution
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2CuOCrystalline solid + Na2OCrystalline solid + CCrystalline solidgraphite
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
428.6416.838.7
per 1 mol of
214.3208.419.4
per 1 mol of
428.6416.838.7
per 1 mol of
214.3208.419.4
per 1 mol of
428.6416.838.7
per 1 mol of
428.6416.838.7

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]
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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
CuO (cr)-157.3[1]-129.7[1]42.63[1]42.30[1]
Na2O (cr)-414.22[1]-375.46[1]75.06[1]69.12[1]
Na2O (g)-35.6[1]-52.3[1]261.2[1]55.2[1]
C (cr)
graphite
0[1]0[1]5.740[1]8.527[1]
C (cr)
diamond
1.895[1]2.900[1]2.377[1]6.113[1]
C (g)716.682[1]671.257[1]158.096[1]20.838[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas

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)