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4Au + 3PtO2 + 6H2O → 4Au(OH)3 + 3Pt

The reaction of gold, platinum(IV) oxide, and water yields gold(III) hydroxide and platinum. 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 hardly oxidizable species and oxidizing species under neutral condition
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent + H2ONon-redox agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of gold and platinum(IV) oxide under neutral condition

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
AuGold4
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
PtO2Platinum(IV) oxide3
Oxidizing
Oxidizing
H2OWater6
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
Au(OH)3Gold(III) hydroxide4
Oxidized
PtPlatinum3
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in aqueous solution

Reaction of gold and platinum(IV) oxide under neutral condition
ΔrG−214.1 kJ/mol
K3.23 × 1037
pK−37.51
4AuCrystalline solid + 3PtO2Gas + 6H2OLiquid
4Au(OH)3Un-ionized aqueous solution + 3PtCrystalline 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
−214.1
per 1 mol of
−53.52
per 1 mol of
−71.37
per 1 mol of
−35.68
−53.52
per 1 mol of
−71.37

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
Au (cr)0[1]0[1]47.40[1]25.418[1]
Au (g)366.1[1]326.3[1]180.503[1]20.786[1]
PtO2 (g)171.5[1]167.8[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, (l):Liquid

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
Au(OH)3 (cr)
precipitated
-424.7[1]-316.92[1]189.5[1]
Au(OH)3 (ao)-283.37[1]
Pt (cr)0[1]0[1]41.63[1]25.86[1]
Pt (g)565.3[1]520.5[1]192.406[1]25.531[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (g):Gas

References

List of references

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