One of the More Important Industrial Chemicals Is Hydrogen $\rightarrow$ CO _(g) + 3 H_{2 (g)}
A) Calculate

Short Answer

One of the more important industrial chemicals is hydrogen. One process for hydrogen production is called "steam reforming", in which hydrocarbons react with water to give hydrogen and CO. The equation of reaction for reforming methane is written below:
CH_{4 (g)} + H₂O _(g) $\rightarrow$ CO _(g) + 3 H_{2 (g)}
a) Calculate the free energy change for this reaction at standard conditions.
b) Estimate the temperature at which the process becomes spontaneous.