Chemistry with Access Code, Hybrid Edition
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Chapter 17, Problem 25E
Which of the following processes are spontaneous?
a. Salt dissolves in H2O.
b. A clear solution becomes a uniform color after a few drops of dye are added.
c. Iron rusts.
d. You clean your bedroom.
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K:...Ch. 17 - Consider the following reaction at 298 K:...Ch. 17 - Consider the relationship In(K)=HRT+SR The...Ch. 17 - The equilibrium constant K for the reaction...Ch. 17 - Using Appendix 4 and the following data, determine...Ch. 17 - Some water is placed in a coffee-cup calorimeter....Ch. 17 - Calculate the entropy change for the vaporization...Ch. 17 - As O2(l) is cooled at 1 atm, it freezes at 54.5 K...Ch. 17 - Consider the following reaction:...Ch. 17 - Using the following data, calculate the value of...Ch. 17 - Many biochemical reactions that occur in cells...Ch. 17 - Carbon monoxide is toxic because it bonds much...Ch. 17 - In the text, the equation G=G+RTIn(Q) was derived...Ch. 17 - Prob. 91AECh. 17 - Use the equation in Exercise 79 to determine H and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 93AECh. 17 - Consider the following diagram of free energy (G)...Ch. 17 - Prob. 95CWPCh. 17 - For rubidium Hvapo=69.0KJ/mol at 686C, its boiling...Ch. 17 - Given the thermodynamic data below, calculate S...Ch. 17 - Consider the reaction: H2S(g)+SO2(g)3S(g)+2H2O(l)...Ch. 17 - The following reaction occurs in pure water:...Ch. 17 - Prob. 100CWPCh. 17 - Consider the reaction: PCl3(g)+Cl2(g)PCl5(g) At...Ch. 17 - The equilibrium constant for a certain reaction...Ch. 17 - Consider two perfectly insulated vessels. 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