| Reactions of Palladium |
Reactions with air |
| Heating palladium metal with oxygen results in formation of palladium(II) oxide. |
2Pd(s) + O2(g) PdO(s) |
Reactions with halogens |
| Careful control of the reaction between palladium metal and fluorine gas results in palladium trifluoride. |
2Pd(s) + 3F2(g) [Pd][PdF6](s) |
| Palladium(II) chloride is also formed in the controlled reaction of palladium metal and chlorine. Depending upon the reaction conditions, one of two different forms of PdCl2 is formed. In a related reaction palladium(II) bromide, PdBr2, is formed in the reaction of palladium metal and bromine. |
Pd(s) + Cl2(g) PdCl2(s) |
Pd(s) + Br2(g) PdBr2(s) |
| Reduction Potentials | |
| Balanced half-reaction | E0 / V |
Pd2+ + 2e- Pd(s) |
+0.987 |
PdO3(s) + 2H+ + 2e- PdO2(s) + H2O
|
+1.22 |
PdO2(s) + 2H+ + 2e- PdO(s) + H2O
|
+0.95 |
PdO2(s) + H2O + 2e- PdO(s) + 2OH- |
+0.73 |
PdO2(s) + 4H+ + 2e- Pd2+ + 2H2O
|
+1.194 |
PdCl62- + 2e- PdCl42- + 2Cl- |
+1.288 |
PdCl62- + 4e- Pd(s) + 6Cl--
|
+0.96 |
PdBr62- + 2e- PdBr42- + 2Br- |
+0.994 |
Pd(OH)4(s) + 2e- Pd(OH)2(s) + 2OH- |
+0.73 |
Pd(OH)2(s) + 2e- Pd(s) + 2OH- |
+0.07 |