H2SO4 + CH3COONa = Na2SO4 + CH3COOH

H_2SO_4 sulfuric acid + CH_3COONa sodium acetate ⟶ Na_2SO_4 sodium sulfate + CH_3CO_2H acetic acid

Balance the chemical equation algebraically: H_2SO_4 + CH_3COONa ⟶ Na_2SO_4 + CH_3CO_2H Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 H_2SO_4 + c_2 CH_3COONa ⟶ c_3 Na_2SO_4 + c_4 CH_3CO_2H Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, S, C and Na: H: | 2 c_1 + 3 c_2 = 4 c_4 O: | 4 c_1 + 2 c_2 = 4 c_3 + 2 c_4 S: | c_1 = c_3 C: | 2 c_2 = 2 c_4 Na: | c_2 = 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 = 2 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | H_2SO_4 + 2 CH_3COONa ⟶ Na_2SO_4 + 2 CH_3CO_2H

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sulfuric acid + sodium acetate ⟶ sodium sulfate + acetic acid

| sulfuric acid | sodium acetate | sodium sulfate | acetic acid molecular free energy | -690 kJ/mol | -607.2 kJ/mol | -1270 kJ/mol | -389.9 kJ/mol total free energy | -690 kJ/mol | -1214 kJ/mol | -1270 kJ/mol | -779.8 kJ/mol | G_initial = -1904 kJ/mol | | G_final = -2050 kJ/mol | ΔG_rxn^0 | -2050 kJ/mol - -1904 kJ/mol = -145.6 kJ/mol (exergonic) | | |

Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: H_2SO_4 + CH_3COONa ⟶ Na_2SO_4 + CH_3CO_2H 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 + 2 CH_3COONa ⟶ Na_2SO_4 + 2 CH_3CO_2H 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 CH_3COONa | 2 | -2 Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 CH_3CO_2H | 2 | 2 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) CH_3COONa | 2 | -2 | ([CH3COONa])^(-2) Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | [Na2SO4] CH_3CO_2H | 2 | 2 | ([CH3CO2H])^2 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) ([CH3COONa])^(-2) [Na2SO4] ([CH3CO2H])^2 = ([Na2SO4] ([CH3CO2H])^2)/([H2SO4] ([CH3COONa])^2)

Construct the rate of reaction expression for: H_2SO_4 + CH_3COONa ⟶ Na_2SO_4 + CH_3CO_2H 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 + 2 CH_3COONa ⟶ Na_2SO_4 + 2 CH_3CO_2H 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 CH_3COONa | 2 | -2 Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 CH_3CO_2H | 2 | 2 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) CH_3COONa | 2 | -2 | -1/2 (Δ[CH3COONa])/(Δt) Na_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[Na2SO4])/(Δt) CH_3CO_2H | 2 | 2 | 1/2 (Δ[CH3CO2H])/(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) = -1/2 (Δ[CH3COONa])/(Δt) = (Δ[Na2SO4])/(Δt) = 1/2 (Δ[CH3CO2H])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)

| sulfuric acid | sodium acetate | sodium sulfate | acetic acid formula | H_2SO_4 | CH_3COONa | Na_2SO_4 | CH_3CO_2H Hill formula | H_2O_4S | C_2H_3NaO_2 | Na_2O_4S | C_2H_4O_2 name | sulfuric acid | sodium acetate | sodium sulfate | acetic acid IUPAC name | sulfuric acid | sodium acetate | disodium sulfate | acetic acid

| sulfuric acid | sodium acetate | sodium sulfate | acetic acid molar mass | 98.07 g/mol | 82.034 g/mol | 142.04 g/mol | 60.052 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | liquid (at STP) melting point | 10.371 °C | 300 °C | 884 °C | 16.2 °C boiling point | 279.6 °C | 881.4 °C | 1429 °C | 117.5 °C density | 1.8305 g/cm^3 | 1.528 g/cm^3 | 2.68 g/cm^3 | 1.049 g/cm^3 solubility in water | very soluble | soluble | soluble | miscible surface tension | 0.0735 N/m | | | 0.0288 N/m dynamic viscosity | 0.021 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | | 0.001056 Pa s (at 25 °C) odor | odorless | odorless | | vinegar-like