Input interpretation
![H_2SO_4 (sulfuric acid) + HI (hydrogen iodide) ⟶ H_2O (water) + I_2 (iodine) + H_2S (hydrogen sulfide)](../image_source/c24f91cfa5e3a25d078a4cdb36f99714.png)
H_2SO_4 (sulfuric acid) + HI (hydrogen iodide) ⟶ H_2O (water) + I_2 (iodine) + H_2S (hydrogen sulfide)
Balanced equation
![Balance the chemical equation algebraically: H_2SO_4 + HI ⟶ H_2O + I_2 + H_2S Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 H_2SO_4 + c_2 HI ⟶ c_3 H_2O + c_4 I_2 + c_5 H_2S Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, S and I: H: | 2 c_1 + c_2 = 2 c_3 + 2 c_5 O: | 4 c_1 = c_3 S: | c_1 = c_5 I: | c_2 = 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 = 8 c_3 = 4 c_4 = 4 c_5 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | H_2SO_4 + 8 HI ⟶ 4 H_2O + 4 I_2 + H_2S](../image_source/5e888aa5dc46fe64d66c668fae211359.png)
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: H_2SO_4 + HI ⟶ H_2O + I_2 + H_2S Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 H_2SO_4 + c_2 HI ⟶ c_3 H_2O + c_4 I_2 + c_5 H_2S Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, S and I: H: | 2 c_1 + c_2 = 2 c_3 + 2 c_5 O: | 4 c_1 = c_3 S: | c_1 = c_5 I: | c_2 = 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 = 8 c_3 = 4 c_4 = 4 c_5 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | H_2SO_4 + 8 HI ⟶ 4 H_2O + 4 I_2 + H_2S
Structures
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Names
![sulfuric acid + hydrogen iodide ⟶ water + iodine + hydrogen sulfide](../image_source/9756e2f24d36aa328f603f496ccc86be.png)
sulfuric acid + hydrogen iodide ⟶ water + iodine + hydrogen sulfide
Reaction thermodynamics
Enthalpy
![| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide molecular enthalpy | -814 kJ/mol | 26.5 kJ/mol | -285.8 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -20.6 kJ/mol total enthalpy | -814 kJ/mol | 212 kJ/mol | -1143 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -20.6 kJ/mol | H_initial = -602 kJ/mol | | H_final = -1164 kJ/mol | | ΔH_rxn^0 | -1164 kJ/mol - -602 kJ/mol = -561.9 kJ/mol (exothermic) | | | |](../image_source/a78d6971f69450122775b1c12f7bd85e.png)
| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide molecular enthalpy | -814 kJ/mol | 26.5 kJ/mol | -285.8 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -20.6 kJ/mol total enthalpy | -814 kJ/mol | 212 kJ/mol | -1143 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -20.6 kJ/mol | H_initial = -602 kJ/mol | | H_final = -1164 kJ/mol | | ΔH_rxn^0 | -1164 kJ/mol - -602 kJ/mol = -561.9 kJ/mol (exothermic) | | | |
Gibbs free energy
![| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide molecular free energy | -690 kJ/mol | 1.7 kJ/mol | -237.1 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -33.4 kJ/mol total free energy | -690 kJ/mol | 13.6 kJ/mol | -948.4 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -33.4 kJ/mol | G_initial = -676.4 kJ/mol | | G_final = -981.8 kJ/mol | | ΔG_rxn^0 | -981.8 kJ/mol - -676.4 kJ/mol = -305.4 kJ/mol (exergonic) | | | |](../image_source/5c8d98ecda5faeffe62d36399bd7e4a7.png)
| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide molecular free energy | -690 kJ/mol | 1.7 kJ/mol | -237.1 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -33.4 kJ/mol total free energy | -690 kJ/mol | 13.6 kJ/mol | -948.4 kJ/mol | 0 kJ/mol | -33.4 kJ/mol | G_initial = -676.4 kJ/mol | | G_final = -981.8 kJ/mol | | ΔG_rxn^0 | -981.8 kJ/mol - -676.4 kJ/mol = -305.4 kJ/mol (exergonic) | | | |
Equilibrium constant
![Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: H_2SO_4 + HI ⟶ H_2O + I_2 + H_2S 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: H_2SO_4 + 8 HI ⟶ 4 H_2O + 4 I_2 + H_2S 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 | 1 | -1 HI | 8 | -8 H_2O | 4 | 4 I_2 | 4 | 4 H_2S | 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 | 1 | -1 | ([H2SO4])^(-1) HI | 8 | -8 | ([HI])^(-8) H_2O | 4 | 4 | ([H2O])^4 I_2 | 4 | 4 | ([I2])^4 H_2S | 1 | 1 | [H2S] 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])^(-1) ([HI])^(-8) ([H2O])^4 ([I2])^4 [H2S] = (([H2O])^4 ([I2])^4 [H2S])/([H2SO4] ([HI])^8)](../image_source/17c3bf53610b520e16cf8646dbc1909b.png)
Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: H_2SO_4 + HI ⟶ H_2O + I_2 + H_2S 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: H_2SO_4 + 8 HI ⟶ 4 H_2O + 4 I_2 + H_2S 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 | 1 | -1 HI | 8 | -8 H_2O | 4 | 4 I_2 | 4 | 4 H_2S | 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 | 1 | -1 | ([H2SO4])^(-1) HI | 8 | -8 | ([HI])^(-8) H_2O | 4 | 4 | ([H2O])^4 I_2 | 4 | 4 | ([I2])^4 H_2S | 1 | 1 | [H2S] 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])^(-1) ([HI])^(-8) ([H2O])^4 ([I2])^4 [H2S] = (([H2O])^4 ([I2])^4 [H2S])/([H2SO4] ([HI])^8)
Rate of reaction
![Construct the rate of reaction expression for: H_2SO_4 + HI ⟶ H_2O + I_2 + H_2S 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: H_2SO_4 + 8 HI ⟶ 4 H_2O + 4 I_2 + H_2S 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 | 1 | -1 HI | 8 | -8 H_2O | 4 | 4 I_2 | 4 | 4 H_2S | 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 | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) HI | 8 | -8 | -1/8 (Δ[HI])/(Δt) H_2O | 4 | 4 | 1/4 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) I_2 | 4 | 4 | 1/4 (Δ[I2])/(Δt) H_2S | 1 | 1 | (Δ[H2S])/(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 = -(Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) = -1/8 (Δ[HI])/(Δt) = 1/4 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) = 1/4 (Δ[I2])/(Δt) = (Δ[H2S])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)](../image_source/505b9991d68885e5011bbc547584eb44.png)
Construct the rate of reaction expression for: H_2SO_4 + HI ⟶ H_2O + I_2 + H_2S 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: H_2SO_4 + 8 HI ⟶ 4 H_2O + 4 I_2 + H_2S 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 | 1 | -1 HI | 8 | -8 H_2O | 4 | 4 I_2 | 4 | 4 H_2S | 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 | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) HI | 8 | -8 | -1/8 (Δ[HI])/(Δt) H_2O | 4 | 4 | 1/4 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) I_2 | 4 | 4 | 1/4 (Δ[I2])/(Δt) H_2S | 1 | 1 | (Δ[H2S])/(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 = -(Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) = -1/8 (Δ[HI])/(Δt) = 1/4 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) = 1/4 (Δ[I2])/(Δt) = (Δ[H2S])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)
Chemical names and formulas
![| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide formula | H_2SO_4 | HI | H_2O | I_2 | H_2S Hill formula | H_2O_4S | HI | H_2O | I_2 | H_2S name | sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide IUPAC name | sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | molecular iodine | hydrogen sulfide](../image_source/856924936889146f2ef09aa513c83c48.png)
| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide formula | H_2SO_4 | HI | H_2O | I_2 | H_2S Hill formula | H_2O_4S | HI | H_2O | I_2 | H_2S name | sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide IUPAC name | sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | molecular iodine | hydrogen sulfide
Substance properties
![| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide molar mass | 98.07 g/mol | 127.912 g/mol | 18.015 g/mol | 253.80894 g/mol | 34.08 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) | gas (at STP) | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | gas (at STP) melting point | 10.371 °C | -50.76 °C | 0 °C | 113 °C | -85 °C boiling point | 279.6 °C | -35.55 °C | 99.9839 °C | 184 °C | -60 °C density | 1.8305 g/cm^3 | 0.005228 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) | 1 g/cm^3 | 4.94 g/cm^3 | 0.001393 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) solubility in water | very soluble | very soluble | | | surface tension | 0.0735 N/m | | 0.0728 N/m | | dynamic viscosity | 0.021 Pa s (at 25 °C) | 0.001321 Pa s (at -39 °C) | 8.9×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | 0.00227 Pa s (at 116 °C) | 1.239×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) odor | odorless | | odorless | |](../image_source/b3fc7cd3924cfbbb82b1d7dd44101d42.png)
| sulfuric acid | hydrogen iodide | water | iodine | hydrogen sulfide molar mass | 98.07 g/mol | 127.912 g/mol | 18.015 g/mol | 253.80894 g/mol | 34.08 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) | gas (at STP) | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | gas (at STP) melting point | 10.371 °C | -50.76 °C | 0 °C | 113 °C | -85 °C boiling point | 279.6 °C | -35.55 °C | 99.9839 °C | 184 °C | -60 °C density | 1.8305 g/cm^3 | 0.005228 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) | 1 g/cm^3 | 4.94 g/cm^3 | 0.001393 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) solubility in water | very soluble | very soluble | | | surface tension | 0.0735 N/m | | 0.0728 N/m | | dynamic viscosity | 0.021 Pa s (at 25 °C) | 0.001321 Pa s (at -39 °C) | 8.9×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | 0.00227 Pa s (at 116 °C) | 1.239×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) odor | odorless | | odorless | |
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