Chapter 10, Problem 10.7PAE

On the basis of your experience, predict which of the following reactions are spontaneous.

(a) ${\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{s}\right)\to {\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)$ at 25°C

(b) $\text{NaCl}\left(\text{s}\right)\text{NaCl}(\mathcal{l})$ at 25°C

(c) $\text{2NaCl}\left(\text{s}\right)\to 2\text{Na}\left(\text{s}\right)+C{l}_2(g)$

(d) ${\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)\to \text{C}\left(\text{s}\right)+{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)$