Input interpretation
H_2O water + (NH_4)_2S diammonium sulfide ⟶ H_2S hydrogen sulfide + NH_4OH ammonium hydroxide
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: H_2O + (NH_4)_2S ⟶ H_2S + NH_4OH Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 H_2O + c_2 (NH_4)_2S ⟶ c_3 H_2S + c_4 NH_4OH Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, N and S: H: | 2 c_1 + 8 c_2 = 2 c_3 + 5 c_4 O: | c_1 = c_4 N: | 2 c_2 = c_4 S: | 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_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 H_2O + (NH_4)_2S ⟶ H_2S + 2 NH_4OH
Structures
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Names
water + diammonium sulfide ⟶ hydrogen sulfide + ammonium hydroxide
Equilibrium constant
Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: H_2O + (NH_4)_2S ⟶ H_2S + NH_4OH 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_2O + (NH_4)_2S ⟶ H_2S + 2 NH_4OH 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_2O | 2 | -2 (NH_4)_2S | 1 | -1 H_2S | 1 | 1 NH_4OH | 2 | 2 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression H_2O | 2 | -2 | ([H2O])^(-2) (NH_4)_2S | 1 | -1 | ([(NH4)2S])^(-1) H_2S | 1 | 1 | [H2S] NH_4OH | 2 | 2 | ([NH4OH])^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 = ([H2O])^(-2) ([(NH4)2S])^(-1) [H2S] ([NH4OH])^2 = ([H2S] ([NH4OH])^2)/(([H2O])^2 [(NH4)2S])
Rate of reaction
Construct the rate of reaction expression for: H_2O + (NH_4)_2S ⟶ H_2S + NH_4OH 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_2O + (NH_4)_2S ⟶ H_2S + 2 NH_4OH 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_2O | 2 | -2 (NH_4)_2S | 1 | -1 H_2S | 1 | 1 NH_4OH | 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_2O | 2 | -2 | -1/2 (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) (NH_4)_2S | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[(NH4)2S])/(Δt) H_2S | 1 | 1 | (Δ[H2S])/(Δt) NH_4OH | 2 | 2 | 1/2 (Δ[NH4OH])/(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[H2O])/(Δt) = -(Δ[(NH4)2S])/(Δt) = (Δ[H2S])/(Δt) = 1/2 (Δ[NH4OH])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)
Chemical names and formulas
| water | diammonium sulfide | hydrogen sulfide | ammonium hydroxide formula | H_2O | (NH_4)_2S | H_2S | NH_4OH Hill formula | H_2O | H_8N_2S | H_2S | H_5NO name | water | diammonium sulfide | hydrogen sulfide | ammonium hydroxide
Substance properties
| water | diammonium sulfide | hydrogen sulfide | ammonium hydroxide molar mass | 18.015 g/mol | 68.14 g/mol | 34.08 g/mol | 35.046 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) | liquid (at STP) | gas (at STP) | aqueous (at STP) melting point | 0 °C | -18 °C | -85 °C | -57.5 °C boiling point | 99.9839 °C | | -60 °C | 36 °C density | 1 g/cm^3 | 0.997 g/cm^3 | 0.001393 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) | 0.9 g/cm^3 solubility in water | | very soluble | | very soluble surface tension | 0.0728 N/m | | | dynamic viscosity | 8.9×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | 1.239×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) | odor | odorless | | |
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