Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, reacts with forsterite (Mg,SiO4) to form enstatite (MgSiO3) and water vapor. (a) Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction. (b) If the water pressure is equal to the total pressure, will formation of products be favored or disfavored with increasing total pressure? (c) The entropy change for this reaction is positive. Will the slope of the coexistence curve (pressure plotted against temperature) be positive or negative?

Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, reacts with forsterite (Mg,SiO4) to form enstatite (MgSiO3) and water vapor. (a) Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction. (b) If the water pressure is equal to the total pressure, will formation of products be favored or disfavored with increasing total pressure? (c) The entropy change for this reaction is positive. Will the slope of the coexistence curve (pressure plotted against temperature) be positive or negative?

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