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- For each process, predict whether entropy increases or decreases, and explain how you arrived at your prediction. 2 CO2(g) → 2 CO(g) + O2(g) NaCl(s) → NaCl(aq) MgCO3(s) → MgO(s) + CO2(g)arrow_forwardSolid NH4NO3 is placed in a beaker containing water at 25 C. When the solid has completely dissolved, the temperature of the solution is 23.5 C. (a) Was the process exothermic or endothermic? (b) Was the process spontaneous? (c) Did the entropy of the system increase? (d) Did the entropy of the universe increase?arrow_forwardGiven the following information at 25C, calculate G at 25C for the reaction 2A(g)+B(g)3C(g) Substance Hf(kJ/mol) S(J/molK) A(g) 191 244 B(g) 70.8 300 C(g) 197 164 a 956 kJ b 956 kJ c 346 kJ d 346 kJ e 1.03 103 kJarrow_forward
- The combustion of acetylene, C2H2, is a spontaneous reaction given by the equation 2C2H2(g)+5O2(g)4CO2(g)+2H2O(l) As expected for a combustion, the reaction is exothermic. What is the sign of H? What do you expect for the sign of S? Explain the spontaneity of the reaction in terms of the enthalpy and entropy changes.arrow_forwardThe chemical equation for the fermentation of glucose into ethanol is C6H12O6(s) 2 C2HsOH()+ 2 CO2(g) Using fH values at 25 C, calculate rH for this reaction. (See Question 23 for fH for glucose.)arrow_forwardWhich contains greater entropy, a quantity of frozen benzene or the same quantity of liquid benzene at the same temperature? Explain in terms of the dispersal of energy in the substance.arrow_forward
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- The molecular scale pictures below show snapshots of a strong acid at three different instants after it is added to water. Place the three pictures in the correct order so that they show the progress of the spontaneous process that takes place as the acid dissolves in the water. Explain your answer in terms of entropyarrow_forwardFor the reaction at 298 K, 2NO2(g)N2O4(g) the values of H and S are 58.03 kJ and 176.6 J/K, respectively. What is the value of G at 298 K? Assuming that H and S do not depend on temperature, at what temperature is G = 0? Is G negative above or below this temperature?arrow_forwardThermodynamics provides a way to interpret everyday occurrences. If you live in northern climates, one common experience is that during early winter, snow falls but then melts when it hits the ground. Both the formation and the melting happen spontaneously. How can thermodynamics explain both of these seemingly opposed events?arrow_forward
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