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Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide yields lithium hydroxide, bromine, and hydrogen. 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

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent

General equation

Electrolysis of aqueous solution with water as oxidizing agent
Miscible with water/Very soluble in water/Soluble in waterReducing agent + H2OOxidizing agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
LiBrLithium bromide2
Reducing
Very soluble in water
H2OWater2
Oxidizing
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
LiOHLithium hydroxide2
Br2Bromine1
Oxidized
H2Hydrogen1
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent
ΔrG280.36 kJ/mol
K0.76 × 10−49
pK49.12
2LiBrCrystalline solid + 2H2OLiquid
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2LiOHCrystalline solid + Br2Liquid + H2Gas
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
304.23280.3680.16
per 1 mol of
152.12140.1840.08
per 1 mol of
152.12140.1840.08
per 1 mol of
152.12140.1840.08
per 1 mol of
304.23280.3680.16
per 1 mol of
304.23280.3680.16

Changes in aqueous solution (1)

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent
ΔrG371.57 kJ/mol
K0.80 × 10−65
pK65.10
2LiBrIonized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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2LiOHIonized aqueous solution + Br2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2Gas
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
352.19371.57−64.6
per 1 mol of
176.09185.78−32.3
per 1 mol of
176.09185.78−32.3
per 1 mol of
176.09185.78−32.3
per 1 mol of
352.19371.57−64.6
per 1 mol of
352.19371.57−64.6

Changes in aqueous solution (2)

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent
ΔrG389.2 kJ/mol
K0.65 × 10−68
pK68.18
2LiBrIonized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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2LiOHIonized aqueous solution + Br2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2Un-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
348.0389.2382
per 1 mol of
174.0194.6191
per 1 mol of
174.0194.6191
per 1 mol of
174.0194.6191
per 1 mol of
348.0389.2382
per 1 mol of
348.0389.2382

Changes in aqueous solution (3)

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent
ΔrG369.1 kJ/mol
K0.22 × 10−64
pK64.66
2LiBrIonized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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2LiOHUn-ionized aqueous solution + Br2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2Gas
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
352.4369.1−56.0
per 1 mol of
176.2184.6−28.0
per 1 mol of
176.2184.6−28.0
per 1 mol of
176.2184.6−28.0
per 1 mol of
352.4369.1−56.0
per 1 mol of
352.4369.1−56.0

Changes in aqueous solution (4)

Electrolysis of aqueous lithium bromide with water as oxidizing agent
ΔrG386.7 kJ/mol
K0.18 × 10−67
pK67.75
2LiBrIonized aqueous solution + 2H2OLiquid
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2LiOHUn-ionized aqueous solution + Br2Un-ionized aqueous solution + H2Un-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
348.2386.7390
per 1 mol of
174.1193.3195
per 1 mol of
174.1193.3195
per 1 mol of
174.1193.3195
per 1 mol of
348.2386.7390
per 1 mol of
348.2386.7390

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
LiBr (cr)-351.213[1]-342.00[1]74.27[1]
LiBr (g)224.33[1]33.93[1]
LiBr (ai)-400.041[1]-397.27[1]95.8[1]-73.2[1]
LiBr (cr)
1 hydrate
-662.58[1]-594.29[1]109.6[1]
LiBr (cr)
2 hydrate
-962.7[1]-840.5[1]162.3[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

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
LiOH (cr)-484.93[1]-438.95[1]42.80[1]49.66[1]
LiOH (g)-238.1[1]-242.3[1]210.90[1]46.02[1]
LiOH (ai)-508.48[1]-450.58[1]2.80[1]-79.9[1]
LiOH (ao)-508.4[1]-451.8[1]7.1[1]
LiOH (cr)
1 hydrate
-788.01[1]-680.95[1]71.21[1]79.50[1]
Br2 (cr)
Br2 (l)0[1]0[1]152.231[1]75.689[1]
Br2 (g)30.907[1]3.110[1]245.463[1]36.02[1]
Br2 (ao)-2.59[1]3.93[1]130.5[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, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution, (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)