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2Rb + H2 → 2RbH

The reaction of rubidium and hydrogen yields rubidium hydride. 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 categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Reaction of reducing species and hardly reducible species
Reducing speciesReducing agent + Hardly reducible speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product
Reaction of metal and nonmetal
MetalReducing agent + NonmetalOxidizing agent
Binary compoundOxidation reduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of rubidium and hydrogen

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
RbRubidium2
Reducing
Reducing
Metal
H2Hydrogen1
Oxidizing
Hardly reducible
Nonmetal

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
RbHRubidium hydride2
Redoxed product
Binary compound

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of rubidium and hydrogen
2RbCrystalline solid + H2Gas
2RbHCrystalline solid
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
−104.6
per 1 mol of
−52.30
per 1 mol of
−104.6
per 1 mol of
−52.30

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of rubidium and hydrogen
2RbCrystalline solid + H2Un-ionized aqueous solution
2RbHCrystalline solid
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
−100.4
per 1 mol of
−50.20
per 1 mol of
−100.4
per 1 mol of
−50.20

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
Rb (cr)0[1]0[1]76.78[1]31.062[1]
Rb (g)80.88[1]53.06[1]170.089[1]20.786[1]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (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
RbH (cr)-52.3[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid

References

List of references

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