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CaBr2 🔥⚡→ Ca + Br2

Molten salt electrolysis of calcium bromide

Molten salt electrolysis of calcium bromide yields calcium and bromine. 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

Molten salt electrolysis of calcium bromide

General equation

Molten salt electrolysis
SaltSelf redox agent
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ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Molten salt electrolysis of calcium bromide

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CaBr2Calcium bromide1
Self redox agent
Salt

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CaCalcium1
Reduced
Br2Bromine1
Oxidized

Thermodynamic changes

Changes in standard condition

Molten salt electrolysis of calcium bromide
ΔrG663.6 kJ/mol
K0.55 × 10−116
pK116.26
CaBr2Crystalline solid
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CaCrystalline solidα + Br2Liquid
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
682.8663.664
per 1 mol of
682.8663.664
per 1 mol of
682.8663.664
per 1 mol of
682.8663.664

Changes in aqueous solution

Molten salt electrolysis of calcium bromide
ΔrG765.42 kJ/mol
K0.80 × 10−134
pK134.10
CaBr2Ionized aqueous solution
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CaCrystalline solidα + Br2Un-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
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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per 1 mol of
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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
CaBr2 (cr)-682.8[1]-663.6[1]130[1]
CaBr2 (g)-398.3[1]
CaBr2 (ai)-785.92[1]-761.49[1]111.7[1]
CaBr2 (cr)
6 hydrate
-2506.2[1]-2152.8[1]410[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ai):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
Ca (cr)
α
0[1]0[1]41.42[1]25.31[1]
Ca (g)178.2[1]144.3[1]154.884[1]20.786[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]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (l):Liquid, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution

References

List of references

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