Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134414232
Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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Chapter 19.1, Problem 19.1.1PE
The process of iron being oxidized to make iron (III) oxide (rust) is spontaneous. Which of these statements about this process is/ are true?
- The reduction of iron (III) oxide to iron is also spontaneous.
- Because the process is spontaneous, the oxidation of iron must be fast.
- The oxidation of iron is endothermic.
- Equilibrium is achieved in a closed system when the rate of iron oxidation is equal to the rate of iron (III) oxide reduction.
- The energy of the universe is decreased when iron is oxidized to rust.
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