Input interpretation
oxygen + potassium ⟶ potassium superoxide
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + ⟶ Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 ⟶ c_3 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for O and K: O: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_3 K: | c_2 = c_3 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 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + ⟶
Structures
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Names
oxygen + potassium ⟶ potassium superoxide
Reaction thermodynamics
Entropy
| oxygen | potassium | potassium superoxide molecular entropy | 205 J/(mol K) | 64 J/(mol K) | 117 J/(mol K) total entropy | 205 J/(mol K) | 64 J/(mol K) | 117 J/(mol K) | S_initial = 269 J/(mol K) | | S_final = 117 J/(mol K) ΔS_rxn^0 | 117 J/(mol K) - 269 J/(mol K) = -152 J/(mol K) (exoentropic) | |
Chemical names and formulas
| oxygen | potassium | potassium superoxide Hill formula | O_2 | K | KO_2 name | oxygen | potassium | potassium superoxide IUPAC name | molecular oxygen | potassium | potassium molecular oxygen
Substance properties
| oxygen | potassium | potassium superoxide molar mass | 31.998 g/mol | 39.0983 g/mol | 71.096 g/mol phase | gas (at STP) | solid (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | -218 °C | 64 °C | 560 °C boiling point | -183 °C | 760 °C | density | 0.001429 g/cm^3 (at 0 °C) | 0.86 g/cm^3 | 2.14 g/cm^3 solubility in water | | reacts | decomposes surface tension | 0.01347 N/m | | dynamic viscosity | 2.055×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | odor | odorless | |
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