Harry_-

Sorry I don't have lots of time to write a reply at the moment I'm working on a lab. However if you can find the redox potentials for the cell you could use: ΔGo= nFE n is the number of moles used in the balanced equation F is faraday's constant of 96500 Cmol-1 E is your cell potential under standard conditions (reduction - oxidation potentials) If you need help ask or there are lots of good online videos on that equation. Regards, Harry

Thanks so much. I'm preparing a lab experiment and can't really reference that, are there any papers that I could use? Also I notice that the yield for that experiment is 72% whereas without ammonium nitrate and with a lot more cupric acetate monohydrate the yields on the other paper are 90%. Why is this?

They say nitric acid can be used but nothing about ammonium nitrate

What about the ammonium Nitrate. I can't find any papers on it being used in this reaction

Does anyone know how this reaction proceeds with the following reactants? Glacial acetic acid (i presume solvent) Cupric acetate monohydrate Ammonium Nitrate