he decomposition of ammonium chloride to form ammonia and hydrogen chloride occurs according to the following reaction: a) Predict the sign of the entropy change, AS, for this reaction. Justify your answer. b) The value of AG° for the reaction is negative at high temperatures but positive at low temperatures. Explain. NH,Cla→ NH + HCl@ AH= 176 kJ

he decomposition of ammonium chloride to form ammonia and hydrogen chloride occurs according to the following reaction: a) Predict the sign of the entropy change, AS, for this reaction. Justify your answer. b) The value of AG° for the reaction is negative at high temperatures but positive at low temperatures. Explain. NH,Cla→ NH + HCl@ AH= 176 kJ

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