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30Cu + Fe2(SO4)3 + 24H+ 🔥→ 3Cu2S + 24Cu+ + 2Fe + 12H2O

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition
30CuCopper + Fe2(SO4)3Iron(III) sulfate + 24H+Hydrogen ion
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3Cu2SCopper(I) sulfide + 24Cu+Copper(I) ion + 2FeIron + 12H2OWater

The reaction of copper, iron(III) sulfate, and hydrogen ion yields copper(I) sulfide, copper(I) ion, iron, and water (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

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition
30CuCopper + Fe2(SO4)3Iron(III) sulfate + 24H+Hydrogen ion
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3Cu2SCopper(I) sulfide + 24Cu+Copper(I) ion + 2FeIron + 12H2OWater

General equation

Reaction of oxidizable species and oxidizing species under acidic condition
Oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper30
Reducing
Oxidizable
Fe2(SO4)3Iron(III) sulfate1
Oxidizing
Oxidizing under acidic condition
H+Hydrogen ion24
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Cu2SCopper(I) sulfide3
Redoxed product
Cu+Copper(I) ion24
Oxidized
FeIron2
Reduced
H2OWater12
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of copper and iron(III) sulfate under acidic condition
ΔrG338.2 kJ/mol
K0.56 × 10−59
pK59.25
30CuCrystalline solid + Fe2(SO4)3Ionized aqueous solution + 24H+Un-ionized aqueous solution
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3Cu2SCrystalline solidα + 24Cu+Un-ionized aqueous solution + 2FeCrystalline solid + 12H2OLiquid
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
876.6338.21807.6
per 1 mol of
29.2211.2760.253
per 1 mol of
876.6338.21807.6
per 1 mol of
Hydrogen ion
36.5214.0975.317
per 1 mol of
292.2112.7602.53
per 1 mol of
Copper(I) ion
36.5214.0975.317
per 1 mol of
438.3169.1903.80
per 1 mol of
73.0528.18150.63

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]
Fe2(SO4)3 (cr)-2581.5[1]
Fe2(SO4)3 (ai)-2825.0[1]-2242.8[1]-571.5[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (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
Cu2S (cr)
α
-79.5[1]-86.2[1]120.9[1]76.32[1]
Cu+ (g)1089.986[1]
Cu+ (ao)71.67[1]49.98[1]40.6[1]
Fe (cr)0[1]0[1]27.28[1]25.10[1]
Fe (g)416.3[1]370.7[1]180.490[1]25.677[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, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (l):Liquid

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)