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2NaOH + Al2O3 + 3H2O → 2Na[Al(OH)4]

The reaction of sodium hydroxide, aluminium oxide, and water yields sodium tetrahydroxydoaluminate. This reaction is an acid-base 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

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
NaOHSodium hydroxide2
Lewis base
Base
Al2O3Aluminium oxide1
Lewis acid
Amphoteric oxide
H2OWater3
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Na[Al(OH)4]Sodium tetrahydroxydoaluminate2
Lewis conjugate
Salt of weak acid

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of sodium hydroxide, aluminium oxide, and water
ΔrG−2.4 kJ/mol
K2.63 × 100
pK−0.42
2NaOHIonized aqueous solution + Al2O3Crystalline solidα, corundum + 3H2OLiquid
2Na[Al(OH)4]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
−11.8−2.4−33.1
per 1 mol of
−5.90−1.2−16.6
per 1 mol of
−11.8−2.4−33.1
per 1 mol of
−3.93−0.80−11.0
−5.90−1.2−16.6

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
NaOH (cr)-425.609[1]-379.494[1]64.455[1]59.54[1]
NaOH (g)-207.1[1]-210.0[1]228.43[1]48.37[1]
NaOH (ai)-470.114[1]-419.150[1]48.1[1]-102.1[1]
NaOH (cr)
1 hydrate
-734.543[1]-629.338[1]99.50[1]90.17[1]
NaOH (l)
2 hydrate
-1019.076[1]-873.091[1]195.979[1]239.41[1]
NaOH (l)
3.5 hydrate
-1459.798[1]-1236.356[1]286.089[1]354.43[1]
NaOH (l)
4 hydrate
-1605.15[1]-1356.64[1]318.70[1]
NaOH (l)
5 hydrate
-1894.31[1]-1596.34[1]386.06[1]
NaOH (l)
7 hydrate
-2469.02[1]-2073.80[1]526.31[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
α, corundum
-1675.7[1]-1582.3[1]50.92[1]79.04[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
δ
-1666.5[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
ρ
-1657[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
κ
-1662.3[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
γ
-1656.9[1]
Al2O3 (am)-1632[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
1 hydrate
-1998.91[1]-1841.78[1]70.67[1]106.19[1]
Al2O3 (cr)
3 hydrate
-2576.5[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, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid, (am):Amorphous solid

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
Na[Al(OH)4] (ai)-1742.6[1]-1567.2[1]161.9[1]
* (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

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)