Two different crystalline forms of sulfur are the rhombic form and the monoclinic form. At atmospheric pressure, rhombic sulfur undergoes a transition to monoclinic when it is heated above 368.5 K: S(s, rhombic) → S(s, monoclinic) (a) What is the sign of the entropy change (AS) for this transition? (b) JAH| for this transition is 400 J mol¬1. Calculate AS for the transition.

Two different crystalline forms of sulfur are the rhombic form and the monoclinic form. At atmospheric pressure, rhombic sulfur undergoes a transition to monoclinic when it is heated above 368.5 K: S(s, rhombic) → S(s, monoclinic) (a) What is the sign of the entropy change (AS) for this transition? (b) JAH| for this transition is 400 J mol¬1. Calculate AS for the transition.

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