
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, Hybrid Edition (with OWLv2 24-Months Printed Access Card)
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Chapter 18, Problem 68SCQ
Explain why each of the following statements is incorrect.
- (a) Entropy increases in all spontaneous reactions.
- (b) Reactions with a negative free energy change (ΔrG° < 0) are product-favored and occur with rapid transformation of reactants to products.
- (c) All spontaneous processes are exothermic.
- (d) Endothermic processes are never spontaneous.
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Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, Hybrid Edition (with OWLv2 24-Months Printed Access Card)
Ch. 18.1 - 1. A process is spontaneous in the direction that...Ch. 18.1 - A process that is reactant-favored at equilibrium...Ch. 18.1 - Prob. 3RCCh. 18.2 - In a spontaneous process, S(universe) is (a) 0 (b)...Ch. 18.2 - 2. Which of the following is true for a...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 3RCCh. 18.3 - Prob. 1RCCh. 18.3 - Prob. 2RCCh. 18.4 - Predict which substance in each pair has the...Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 2CYU
Ch. 18.4 - Without looking up their standard entropies in...Ch. 18.4 - Without doing any calculations, predict the sign...Ch. 18.4 - Calculate rS for the following reaction at 25 C....Ch. 18.5 - Based on rH and rS, predict the spontaneity of the...Ch. 18.5 - Prob. 1RCCh. 18.5 - Prob. 2RCCh. 18.5 - Prob. 3RCCh. 18.6 - Prob. 1RCCh. 18.6 - Prob. 2RCCh. 18.7 - Prob. 1CYUCh. 18.7 - Prob. 2CYUCh. 18.7 - Oxygen was first prepared by Joseph Priestley...Ch. 18.7 - Prob. 4CYUCh. 18.7 - Prob. 5CYUCh. 18.7 - Prob. 6CYUCh. 18.7 - Prob. 1RCCh. 18.7 - Prob. 2RCCh. 18.7 - Prob. 3RCCh. 18.7 - Consider the hydrolysis reactions of creatine...Ch. 18.7 - Prob. 2QCh. 18.A - The decomposition of diamond to graphite...Ch. 18.A - It has been demonstrated that buckminsterfullerene...Ch. 18 - Which substance has the higher entropy? (a) dry...Ch. 18 - Which substance has the higher entropy? (a) a...Ch. 18 - Use S values to calculate the standard entropy...Ch. 18 - Use S values to calculate the standard entropy...Ch. 18 - Calculate the standard entropy change for the...Ch. 18 - Calculate the standard entropy change for the...Ch. 18 - Calculate the standard entropy change for the...Ch. 18 - Calculate the standard entropy change for the...Ch. 18 - Is the reaction Si(s) + 2 Cl2(g) SiCl4(g)...Ch. 18 - Is the reaction Si(s) + 2 H2(g) SiH4(g)...Ch. 18 - Calculate S(universe) for the decomposition of 1...Ch. 18 - Calculate S(universe) for the formation of 1 mol...Ch. 18 - Classify each of the reactions according to one of...Ch. 18 - Classify each of the reactions according to one of...Ch. 18 - Using values of fH and S, calculate rG for each of...Ch. 18 - Using values of fH and S, calculate rG for each of...Ch. 18 - Using values of fH and S, calculate the standard...Ch. 18 - Using values of fH and S, calculate the standard...Ch. 18 - Using values of fG, calculate rG for each of the...Ch. 18 - Using values of fG, calculate rG for each of the...Ch. 18 - For the reaction BaCO3(s) BaO(s) + CO2(g), rG =...Ch. 18 - For the reaction TiCl2(s) + Cl2(g) TiCl4(), rG =...Ch. 18 - Determine whether the reactions listed below are...Ch. 18 - Determine whether the reactions listed below are...Ch. 18 - Heating some metal carbonates, among them...Ch. 18 - Calculate rH and rS for the reaction of tin(IV)...Ch. 18 - The standard free energy change, rG, for the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 28PSCh. 18 - Calculate rG at 25 C for the formation of 1.00 mol...Ch. 18 - Prob. 30PSCh. 18 - Prob. 31PSCh. 18 - Prob. 32PSCh. 18 - Compare the compounds in each set below and decide...Ch. 18 - Using standard entropy values, calculate rS for...Ch. 18 - About 5 billion kilograms of benzene, C6H6, are...Ch. 18 - Hydrogenation, the addition of hydrogen to an...Ch. 18 - Is the combustion of ethane, C2H6, product-favored...Ch. 18 - Prob. 38GQCh. 18 - When vapors from hydrochloric acid and aqueous...Ch. 18 - Calculate S(system), S(surroundings), and...Ch. 18 - Methanol is now widely used as a fuel in race...Ch. 18 - The enthalpy of vaporization of liquid diethyl...Ch. 18 - Calculate the entropy change, rS, for the...Ch. 18 - Using thermodynamic data, estimate the normal...Ch. 18 - Prob. 45GQCh. 18 - When calcium carbonate is heated strongly, CO2 gas...Ch. 18 - Sodium reacts violently with water according to...Ch. 18 - Yeast can produce ethanol by the fermentation of...Ch. 18 - Elemental boron, in the form of thin fibers, can...Ch. 18 - Prob. 50GQCh. 18 - Prob. 51GQCh. 18 - Estimate the boiling point of water in Denver,...Ch. 18 - The equilibrium constant for the butane ...Ch. 18 - A crucial reaction for the production of synthetic...Ch. 18 - Calculate rG for the decomposition of sulfur...Ch. 18 - Prob. 56GQCh. 18 - A cave in Mexico was recently discovered to have...Ch. 18 - Wet limestone is used to scrub SO2 gas from the...Ch. 18 - Sulfur undergoes a phase transition between 80 and...Ch. 18 - Calculate the entropy change for dissolving HCl...Ch. 18 - Some metal oxides can be decomposed to the metal...Ch. 18 - Prob. 62ILCh. 18 - Prob. 63ILCh. 18 - Prob. 64ILCh. 18 - Titanium(IV) oxide is converted to titanium...Ch. 18 - Cisplatin [cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II)] is a...Ch. 18 - Prob. 67SCQCh. 18 - Explain why each of the following statements is...Ch. 18 - Decide whether each of the following statements is...Ch. 18 - Under what conditions is the entropy of a pure...Ch. 18 - Prob. 71SCQCh. 18 - Consider the formation of NO(g) from its elements....Ch. 18 - Prob. 73SCQCh. 18 - The normal melting point of benzene, C6H6, is 5.5...Ch. 18 - Prob. 75SCQCh. 18 - For each of the following processes, predict the...Ch. 18 - Heater Meals are food packages that contain their...Ch. 18 - Prob. 78SCQCh. 18 - Prob. 79SCQCh. 18 - Prob. 80SCQCh. 18 - Iodine, I2, dissolves readily in carbon...Ch. 18 - Prob. 82SCQCh. 18 - Prob. 83SCQCh. 18 - Prob. 84SCQCh. 18 - Prob. 85SCQCh. 18 - Prob. 86SCQCh. 18 - The Haber-Bosch process for the production of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 88SCQ
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