Input interpretation
HNO_3 nitric acid + CuS cupric sulfide ⟶ H_2O water + H_2SO_4 sulfuric acid + NO_2 nitrogen dioxide + Cu(NO_3)_2 copper(II) nitrate
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: HNO_3 + CuS ⟶ H_2O + H_2SO_4 + NO_2 + Cu(NO_3)_2 Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 HNO_3 + c_2 CuS ⟶ c_3 H_2O + c_4 H_2SO_4 + c_5 NO_2 + c_6 Cu(NO_3)_2 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, N, O, Cu and S: H: | c_1 = 2 c_3 + 2 c_4 N: | c_1 = c_5 + 2 c_6 O: | 3 c_1 = c_3 + 4 c_4 + 2 c_5 + 6 c_6 Cu: | c_2 = c_6 S: | 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_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 10 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 4 c_4 = 1 c_5 = 8 c_6 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 10 HNO_3 + CuS ⟶ 4 H_2O + H_2SO_4 + 8 NO_2 + Cu(NO_3)_2
Structures
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Names
nitric acid + cupric sulfide ⟶ water + sulfuric acid + nitrogen dioxide + copper(II) nitrate
Equilibrium constant
Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: HNO_3 + CuS ⟶ H_2O + H_2SO_4 + NO_2 + Cu(NO_3)_2 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: 10 HNO_3 + CuS ⟶ 4 H_2O + H_2SO_4 + 8 NO_2 + Cu(NO_3)_2 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 HNO_3 | 10 | -10 CuS | 1 | -1 H_2O | 4 | 4 H_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 NO_2 | 8 | 8 Cu(NO_3)_2 | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression HNO_3 | 10 | -10 | ([HNO3])^(-10) CuS | 1 | -1 | ([CuS])^(-1) H_2O | 4 | 4 | ([H2O])^4 H_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | [H2SO4] NO_2 | 8 | 8 | ([NO2])^8 Cu(NO_3)_2 | 1 | 1 | [Cu(NO3)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 = ([HNO3])^(-10) ([CuS])^(-1) ([H2O])^4 [H2SO4] ([NO2])^8 [Cu(NO3)2] = (([H2O])^4 [H2SO4] ([NO2])^8 [Cu(NO3)2])/(([HNO3])^10 [CuS])
Rate of reaction
Construct the rate of reaction expression for: HNO_3 + CuS ⟶ H_2O + H_2SO_4 + NO_2 + Cu(NO_3)_2 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: 10 HNO_3 + CuS ⟶ 4 H_2O + H_2SO_4 + 8 NO_2 + Cu(NO_3)_2 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 HNO_3 | 10 | -10 CuS | 1 | -1 H_2O | 4 | 4 H_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 NO_2 | 8 | 8 Cu(NO_3)_2 | 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 HNO_3 | 10 | -10 | -1/10 (Δ[HNO3])/(Δt) CuS | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[CuS])/(Δt) H_2O | 4 | 4 | 1/4 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) H_2SO_4 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) NO_2 | 8 | 8 | 1/8 (Δ[NO2])/(Δt) Cu(NO_3)_2 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[Cu(NO3)2])/(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 = -1/10 (Δ[HNO3])/(Δt) = -(Δ[CuS])/(Δt) = 1/4 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) = (Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) = 1/8 (Δ[NO2])/(Δt) = (Δ[Cu(NO3)2])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)
Chemical names and formulas
| nitric acid | cupric sulfide | water | sulfuric acid | nitrogen dioxide | copper(II) nitrate formula | HNO_3 | CuS | H_2O | H_2SO_4 | NO_2 | Cu(NO_3)_2 Hill formula | HNO_3 | CuS | H_2O | H_2O_4S | NO_2 | CuN_2O_6 name | nitric acid | cupric sulfide | water | sulfuric acid | nitrogen dioxide | copper(II) nitrate IUPAC name | nitric acid | | water | sulfuric acid | Nitrogen dioxide | copper(II) nitrate