1. Consider the reaction below. N(g) + 0,(s) + heat ® 2 NO (g) A) Does the tendency to minimum enthalpy favor reactants or products? Explain. B) Does the tendency to maximum entropy favor the reactants or products? Explain C) What is expected to happen when the reactants are mixed? a. Since both, the tendency to minimum enthalpy and the tendency to maximum entropy favor the reactants, no reaction will occur. b. Since minimum enthalpy favors reactants and maximum entropy favors the products, the reaction will proceed forward until it reaches equilibrium. c. Since both, the tendency to minimum enthalpy and the tendency to maximum entropy favor the products, reaction will go to completion in the forward direction. D) Is the reaction spontaneous in the forward direction?

1. Consider the reaction below. N(g) + 0,(s) + heat ® 2 NO (g) A) Does the tendency to minimum enthalpy favor reactants or products? Explain. B) Does the tendency to maximum entropy favor the reactants or products? Explain C) What is expected to happen when the reactants are mixed? a. Since both, the tendency to minimum enthalpy and the tendency to maximum entropy favor the reactants, no reaction will occur. b. Since minimum enthalpy favors reactants and maximum entropy favors the products, the reaction will proceed forward until it reaches equilibrium. c. Since both, the tendency to minimum enthalpy and the tendency to maximum entropy favor the products, reaction will go to completion in the forward direction. D) Is the reaction spontaneous in the forward direction?

Chemistry for Engineering Students

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Author:Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme

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Chapter10: Entropy And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.50PAE: For the reaction NO(g)+NO2(g)N2O3(g) , use tabulated thermodynamic data to calculate H and S. Then...

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