Input interpretation
H_2SO_4 sulfuric acid + NaNO_3 sodium nitrate + Hg mercury ⟶ H_2O water + Na_2SO_4 sodium sulfate + NO_2 nitrogen dioxide + Hg_2SO_4 mercury(I) sulfate
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: H_2SO_4 + NaNO_3 + Hg ⟶ H_2O + Na_2SO_4 + NO_2 + Hg_2SO_4 Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 H_2SO_4 + c_2 NaNO_3 + c_3 Hg ⟶ c_4 H_2O + c_5 Na_2SO_4 + c_6 NO_2 + c_7 Hg_2SO_4 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, S, N, Na and Hg: H: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_4 O: | 4 c_1 + 3 c_2 = c_4 + 4 c_5 + 2 c_6 + 4 c_7 S: | c_1 = c_5 + c_7 N: | c_2 = c_6 Na: | c_2 = 2 c_5 Hg: | c_3 = 2 c_7 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_5 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 2 c_5 = 1 c_6 = 2 c_7 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 H_2SO_4 + 2 NaNO_3 + 2 Hg ⟶ 2 H_2O + Na_2SO_4 + 2 NO_2 + Hg_2SO_4
Structures
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Names
sulfuric acid + sodium nitrate + mercury ⟶ water + sodium sulfate + nitrogen dioxide + mercury(I) sulfate
Equilibrium constant
Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: H_2SO_4 + NaNO_3 + Hg ⟶ H_2O + Na_2SO_4 + NO_2 + Hg_2SO_4 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the activity expression for each chemical species. • Use the activity expressions to build the equilibrium constant expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: 2 H_2SO_4 + 2 NaNO_3 + 2 Hg ⟶ 2 H_2O + Na_2SO_4 + 2 NO_2 + Hg_2SO_4 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i H_2SO_4 | 2 | -2 NaNO_3 | 2 | -2 Hg | 2 | -2 H_2O | 2 | 2 Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 NO_2 | 2 | 2 Hg_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression H_2SO_4 | 2 | -2 | ([H2SO4])^(-2) NaNO_3 | 2 | -2 | ([NaNO3])^(-2) Hg | 2 | -2 | ([Hg])^(-2) H_2O | 2 | 2 | ([H2O])^2 Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | [Na2SO4] NO_2 | 2 | 2 | ([NO2])^2 Hg_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | [Hg2SO4] The equilibrium constant symbol in the concentration basis is: K_c Mulitply the activity expressions to arrive at the K_c expression: Answer: | | K_c = ([H2SO4])^(-2) ([NaNO3])^(-2) ([Hg])^(-2) ([H2O])^2 [Na2SO4] ([NO2])^2 [Hg2SO4] = (([H2O])^2 [Na2SO4] ([NO2])^2 [Hg2SO4])/(([H2SO4])^2 ([NaNO3])^2 ([Hg])^2)
Rate of reaction
Construct the rate of reaction expression for: H_2SO_4 + NaNO_3 + Hg ⟶ H_2O + Na_2SO_4 + NO_2 + Hg_2SO_4 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the rate term for each chemical species. • Write the rate of reaction expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: 2 H_2SO_4 + 2 NaNO_3 + 2 Hg ⟶ 2 H_2O + Na_2SO_4 + 2 NO_2 + Hg_2SO_4 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i H_2SO_4 | 2 | -2 NaNO_3 | 2 | -2 Hg | 2 | -2 H_2O | 2 | 2 Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 NO_2 | 2 | 2 Hg_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 The rate term for each chemical species, B_i, is 1/ν_i(Δ[B_i])/(Δt) where [B_i] is the amount concentration and t is time: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | rate term H_2SO_4 | 2 | -2 | -1/2 (Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) NaNO_3 | 2 | -2 | -1/2 (Δ[NaNO3])/(Δt) Hg | 2 | -2 | -1/2 (Δ[Hg])/(Δt) H_2O | 2 | 2 | 1/2 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[Na2SO4])/(Δt) NO_2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 (Δ[NO2])/(Δt) Hg_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[Hg2SO4])/(Δt) (for infinitesimal rate of change, replace Δ with d) Set the rate terms equal to each other to arrive at the rate expression: Answer: | | rate = -1/2 (Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) = -1/2 (Δ[NaNO3])/(Δt) = -1/2 (Δ[Hg])/(Δt) = 1/2 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) = (Δ[Na2SO4])/(Δt) = 1/2 (Δ[NO2])/(Δt) = (Δ[Hg2SO4])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)
Chemical names and formulas
| sulfuric acid | sodium nitrate | mercury | water | sodium sulfate | nitrogen dioxide | mercury(I) sulfate formula | H_2SO_4 | NaNO_3 | Hg | H_2O | Na_2SO_4 | NO_2 | Hg_2SO_4 Hill formula | H_2O_4S | NNaO_3 | Hg | H_2O | Na_2O_4S | NO_2 | Hg_2O_4S name | sulfuric acid | sodium nitrate | mercury | water | sodium sulfate | nitrogen dioxide | mercury(I) sulfate IUPAC name | sulfuric acid | sodium nitrate | mercury | water | disodium sulfate | Nitrogen dioxide | dimercurous sulfate