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Perchloric acid

General
Perchloric acid


Systematic name	Perchloric acid
Chemical formula	HClO4
Physical properties
Condition (standard condition)	colorless liquid
Rel. molecular weight	100.46 a. e.m.
Molar mass	100.46 g/mol
Density	1.76 g/cm³
Thermal properties
Melting point	−102 °C
Boiling point	203 °C
Enthalpy of formation (st. conv.)	-40.4 kJ/mol
Chemical properties
pK a	- 10
Solubility in water	mixed
Classification
Reg. CAS number
SMILES	(HO-)Cl(=O)(=O)=O

Perchloric acid HClO 4 is a monobasic acid, one of the strongest (in aqueous solution, pK = ~ -10), anhydrous - an exceptionally strong oxidizing agent, since it contains chlorine in the highest oxidation state. Explosive. Perchloric acid and its salts (perchlorates) are used as oxidizing agents.

Properties

A colorless volatile liquid that smokes strongly in air and is monomeric in vapor. Anhydrous perchloric acid is very reactive and unstable. Liquid HClO 4 is partially dimerized and is characterized by equilibrium autodehydration:

HClO 4 is highly soluble in fluorine and organochlorine solvents, such as CF 3 COOH, CHCl 3, CH 2 Cl 2, etc. Mixing with solvents that exhibit reducing properties can lead to ignition and explosion.

Perchloric acid mixes with water in any ratio and forms a series of hydrates HClO 4 × nH 2 O (where n = 0.25...4). HClO 4 H 2 O monohydrate has a melting point of +50 o C. Concentrated solutions of perchloric acid, unlike anhydrous acid, have an oily consistency. Aqueous solutions of perchloric acid are stable and have low oxidizing ability. Perchloric acid with water forms an azeotropic mixture, boiling at 203 ° C and containing 72% HClO 4. Solutions of perchloric acid in chlorine-containing hydrocarbons are superacids (superacids). Perchloric acid is one of the strongest inorganic acids; in its environment, even acidic compounds behave like bases, adding a proton and forming acyl perchlorate cations: P(OH) 4 + ClO 4 − , NO 2 + ClO 4 − .

When a mixture of perchloric acid and phosphoric anhydride is slightly heated under reduced pressure, a colorless oily liquid, chloric anhydride, is distilled off:

Salts of perchloric acid are called perchlorates.

Receipt

Aqueous solutions of perchloric acid are obtained by electrochemical oxidation of hydrochloric acid or chlorine dissolved in concentrated perchloric acid, as well as by the exchange decomposition of sodium or potassium perchlorates with strong inorganic acids.
Anhydrous perchloric acid is formed by the reaction of sodium or potassium perchlorates with concentrated sulfuric acid, as well as aqueous solutions of perchloric acid with oleum:

Application

Concentrated aqueous solutions of perchloric acid are widely used in analytical chemistry, as well as for the preparation of perchlorates.
Perchloric acid is used in the decomposition of complex ores, in the analysis of minerals, and also as a catalyst.
Salts of perchloric acid: potassium perchlorate KClO 4 is slightly soluble in water, used in the production of explosives, magnesium perchlorate Mg(ClO 4) 2 (anhydrone) is a desiccant.

Anhydrous perchloric acid cannot be stored and transported for a long time, since when stored under normal conditions it slowly decomposes, is colored by chlorine oxides formed during its decomposition, and can spontaneously explode.

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HClO4, one of the strongest acids. When free, it is a colorless liquid that fumes in air; Over time it darkens and becomes explosive. It is used in the decomposition of complex ores, in the analysis of minerals, and as a catalyst. Chloric salts... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary

PERCHLORIC ACID- (HClO4) one of the strongest acids (in aqueous solution), an anhydrous strong oxidizing agent. When free, it is a colorless liquid that fumes in air; Over time it darkens and becomes explosive. X. K. and its salts (perchlorates) are used as... ... Big Polytechnic Encyclopedia

DEFINITION

Perchloric acid under normal conditions it is a colorless, hygroscopic, easily mobile liquid (the structure of the molecule is shown in Fig. 1).

Decomposes on moderate heating or standing, sensitive to impurities. Gross formula - HClO 4. The molar mass of perchloric acid is 100.46 g/mol.

Rice. 1. The structure of the perchloric acid molecule, indicating the bond angles and lengths of chemical bonds.

Unlimitedly miscible with water. Strong acid. Concentrated solutions are oily. Distilled in vacuum (72% solution, boiling point - 111 o C). A weak oxidizing agent in a dilute solution and a strong oxidizing agent in a concentrated solution when heated.

HClO4, oxidation states of elements in it

To determine the oxidation states of the elements that make up perchloric acid, you first need to understand for which elements this value is precisely known.

The oxidation states of hydrogen and oxygen in the composition of inorganic acids are always equal to (+1) and (-2), respectively. To find the oxidation state of chlorine, we take its value as “x” and determine it using the electrical neutrality equation:

(+1) + x + 4×(-2) = 0;

1 + x - 8 = 0;

This means the oxidation state of chlorine in perchloric acid is (+7):

H +1 Cl +7 O -2 4 .