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2MnCl2 + 8H2O 💧⚡→ 2HMnO4 + 2Cl2↑ + 7H2

Electrolysis of aqueous manganese(II) chloride with water as oxidizing agent

Electrolysis of aqueous manganese(II) chloride yields permanganic acid, chlorine, and hydrogen (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

Electrolysis of aqueous manganese(II) chloride 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 manganese(II) chloride with water as oxidizing agent

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
MnCl2Manganese(II) chloride2
Reducing
Very soluble in water
H2OWater8
Oxidizing
Water

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
HMnO4Permanganic acid2
Oxidized
Cl2Chlorine2
Oxidized
H2Hydrogen7
Reduced

Thermodynamic changes

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
MnCl2 (cr)-481.29[1]-440.50[1]118.24[1]72.93[1]
MnCl2 (g)-263.6[1]
MnCl2 (ai)-555.05[1]-490.8[1]38.9[1]-222[1]
MnCl2 (ao)-492.0[1]
MnCl2 (cr)
1 hydrate
-789.9[1]-696.1[1]174.1[1]
MnCl2 (cr)
2 hydrate
-1092.0[1]-942.1[1]218.8[1]
MnCl2 (cr)
4 hydrate
-1687.4[1]-1423.6[1]303.3[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, (ao):Un-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
HMnO4
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
H2 (g)0[1]0[1]130.684[1]28.824[1]
H2 (ao)-4.2[1]17.6[1]577[1]
* (g):Gas, (ao):Un-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)