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5Cu + NiSO4 🔥→ CuS + 4CuO + Ni

The reaction of copper and nickel(II) sulfate yields copper(II) sulfide, copper(II) oxide, and nickel (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 nickel(II) sulfate

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuCopper5
Reducing
Oxidizable
NiSO4Nickel(II) sulfate1
Oxidizing
Reducible

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CuSCopper(II) sulfide1
Redoxed product
CuOCopper(II) oxide4
Oxidized
NiNickel1
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Reaction of copper and nickel(II) sulfate
ΔrG187.3 kJ/mol
K0.15 × 10−32
pK32.81
5CuCrystalline solid + NiSO4Crystalline solid
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CuSCrystalline solid + 4CuOCrystalline solid + NiCrystalline 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
190.6187.39−17
per 1 mol of
38.1237.462−3.4
per 1 mol of
190.6187.39−17
per 1 mol of
190.6187.39−17
per 1 mol of
47.6546.832−4.3
per 1 mol of
190.6187.39−17

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Reaction of copper and nickel(II) sulfate
ΔrG217.9 kJ/mol
K0.67 × 10−38
pK38.17
5CuCrystalline solid + NiSO4Ionized aqueous solution
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CuSCrystalline solid + 4CuOCrystalline solid + NiCrystalline 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
280.9217.9209.9
per 1 mol of
56.1843.5841.98
per 1 mol of
280.9217.9209.9
per 1 mol of
280.9217.9209.9
per 1 mol of
70.2254.4852.48
per 1 mol of
280.9217.9209.9

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Reaction of copper and nickel(II) sulfate
ΔrG230.9 kJ/mol
K0.35 × 10−40
pK40.45
5CuCrystalline solid + NiSO4Un-ionized aqueous solution
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CuSCrystalline solid + 4CuOCrystalline solid + NiCrystalline 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
267.0230.9119.1
per 1 mol of
53.4046.1823.82
per 1 mol of
267.0230.9119.1
per 1 mol of
267.0230.9119.1
per 1 mol of
66.7557.7329.77
per 1 mol of
267.0230.9119.1

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]
NiSO4 (cr)-872.91[1]-759.7[1]92[1]138[1]
NiSO4 (ai)-963.2[1]-790.3[1]-108.8[1]
NiSO4 (ao)-949.3[1]-803.3[1]-18.0[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
4 hydrate
-2104.1[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
α, tetragonal, green
-2682.82[1]-2224.61[1]334.47[1]327.86[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
6 hydrate
β, monoclinic, blue
-2672.3[1]
NiSO4 (cr)
7 hydrate
-2976.33[1]-2461.83[1]378.94[1]364.59[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
CuS (cr)-53.1[1]-53.6[1]66.5[1]47.82[1]
CuO (cr)-157.3[1]-129.7[1]42.63[1]42.30[1]
Ni (cr)0[1]0[1]29.87[1]26.07[1]
Ni (g)429.7[1]384.5[1]182.193[1]23.359[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)