Exam 20: Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy, and the Direction of Chemical Reactions

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You are given pure samples of pentane, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3(l), and 1,3-pentadiene, CH2=CHCH=CHCH3(l). What prediction would you make concerning their standard molar entropies at 298 K?

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Under a given set of conditions, all microstates of a system are equally probable.

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The temperature at which the following process reaches equilibrium at 1.0 atm is the normal boiling point of hydrogen peroxide. The temperature at which the following process reaches equilibrium at 1.0 atm is the normal boiling point of hydrogen peroxide.    Use the following thermodynamic information at 298 K to determine this temperature.  Use the following thermodynamic information at 298 K to determine this temperature. The temperature at which the following process reaches equilibrium at 1.0 atm is the normal boiling point of hydrogen peroxide.    Use the following thermodynamic information at 298 K to determine this temperature.

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The temperature at which the following process reaches equilibrium at 1.0 atm is the normal melting point for phosphoric acid. The temperature at which the following process reaches equilibrium at 1.0 atm is the normal melting point for phosphoric acid.   Use the following thermodynamic data at 298 K to determine this temperature.  Use the following thermodynamic data at 298 K to determine this temperature. The temperature at which the following process reaches equilibrium at 1.0 atm is the normal melting point for phosphoric acid.   Use the following thermodynamic data at 298 K to determine this temperature.

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Which of the following conditions will ensure that a chemical reaction will definitely proceed in the forward direction, toward products?

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Calculate for the reaction Calculate <font face=symbol></font>G°<sup> </sup>for the reaction

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Which relationship or statement best describes S° for the following reaction? HgS(s) + O2(g) Hg(l) + SO2(g)

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Which relationship or statement best describes S° for the following reaction? C2H5OH(l) + 3O2(g) 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l)

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A sample of water is heated at a constant pressure of one atmosphere. Initially, the sample is ice at 260 K, and at the end the sample consists of steam at 400 K. In which of the following 5K temperature intervals would there be the greatest increase in the entropy of the sample?

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Calculate S° for the reaction Calculate <font face=symbol></font>S° for the reaction

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A chemical reaction has G° = 10.0 kJ and S° = 50.0 J/K a. Calculate for this reaction at 25°C. b. Could this reaction ever be spontaneous? Explain your answer.

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Which relationship or statement best describes S° for the following reaction? CaO(s) + CO2(g) CaCO3(s)

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A reaction has G = 10.0 kJ and G° = 15.0 kJ at a temperature of 50 °C. Calculate the value of the reaction quotient Q under these conditions.

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What is the free energy change, G°, for the equilibrium between hydrogen iodide, hydrogen, and iodine at 453°C? What is the free energy change, <font face=symbol></font>G°, for the equilibrium between hydrogen iodide, hydrogen, and iodine at 453°C?

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The second law of thermodynamics tells us that

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Which relationship or statement best describes S° for the following reaction? Pb(s) + Cl2(g) PbCl2(s)

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In tables of thermodynamic data provided in chemistry books, one finds f, f, and S° listed. Briefly, explain why the entropy data are supplied as S°, while the enthalpy and free energy data are in the form of f and f, respectively.

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Calculate for the combustion of propane. Calculate <font face=symbol></font>G°<sup> </sup>for the combustion of propane.

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For a chemical reaction to be non-spontaneous at any temperature, which of the following conditions must be met?

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Hydrogen sulfide decomposes according to the following reaction 2H2S(g) 2H2(g) + S2(g) For this reaction at 298K = 78.1 J/K, = 169.4 kJ, and G° = 146.1 kJ. What is the value of G° at 900 K?

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