Input interpretation
water + zinc ⟶ hydrogen + zinc oxide
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + ⟶ + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 ⟶ c_3 + c_4 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O and Zn: H: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_3 O: | c_1 = c_4 Zn: | c_2 = c_4 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_1 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 1 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + ⟶ +
Structures
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Names
water + zinc ⟶ hydrogen + zinc oxide
Reaction thermodynamics
Enthalpy
| water | zinc | hydrogen | zinc oxide molecular enthalpy | -285.8 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -350.5 kJ/mol total enthalpy | -285.8 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -350.5 kJ/mol | H_initial = -285.8 kJ/mol | | H_final = -350.5 kJ/mol | ΔH_rxn^0 | -350.5 kJ/mol - -285.8 kJ/mol = -64.67 kJ/mol (exothermic) | | |
Entropy
| water | zinc | hydrogen | zinc oxide molecular entropy | 69.91 J/(mol K) | 42 J/(mol K) | 115 J/(mol K) | 44 J/(mol K) total entropy | 69.91 J/(mol K) | 42 J/(mol K) | 115 J/(mol K) | 44 J/(mol K) | S_initial = 111.9 J/(mol K) | | S_final = 159 J/(mol K) | ΔS_rxn^0 | 159 J/(mol K) - 111.9 J/(mol K) = 47.09 J/(mol K) (endoentropic) | | |
Chemical names and formulas
| water | zinc | hydrogen | zinc oxide Hill formula | H_2O | Zn | H_2 | OZn name | water | zinc | hydrogen | zinc oxide IUPAC name | water | zinc | molecular hydrogen | oxozinc
Substance properties
| water | zinc | hydrogen | zinc oxide molar mass | 18.015 g/mol | 65.38 g/mol | 2.016 g/mol | 81.38 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | gas (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | 0 °C | 420 °C | -259.2 °C | 1975 °C boiling point | 99.9839 °C | 907 °C | -252.8 °C | 2360 °C density | 1 g/cm^3 | 7.14 g/cm^3 | 8.99×10^-5 g/cm^3 (at 0 °C) | 5.6 g/cm^3 solubility in water | | insoluble | | surface tension | 0.0728 N/m | | | dynamic viscosity | 8.9×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | 8.9×10^-6 Pa s (at 25 °C) | odor | odorless | odorless | odorless | odorless
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