Ch.18 - Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy & Equilibrium
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Chapter 18, Problem 12
Nitrogen reacts with fluorine to form nitrogen trifluoride: Calculate ∆G°, and determine whether the equilibrium composition should favor reactions or products at 25 °C (a) ∆G° = -6.7 kJ; the equilibrium composition should favor products. (b) ∆G° = -332 kJ; the equilibrium composition should favor reactants (c) ∆G° = -166 kJ; the equilibrium composition should favor products (d) ∆G° = +82.6 kJ; the equilbirum composiiton should favor reactants.
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Identify the true statement about a spontaneous process.
(a) A reaction that is nonspontaneous in the forward direction is spontaneous in the reverse direction.
(b) Adding a catalyst will cause a nonspontaneous reaction to become spontaneous.
(c) In a spontaneous process, the entropy of the system always decreases.
(d) An endothermic reaction is always spontaneous.
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Calculate ∆Stotal, and determine whether the reaction is spon-taneous or nonspontaneous under standard-state conditions.
(a) -429 J/K; nonspontaneous
(b) -123 J/K; spontaneous
(c) +3,530 J/K; nonspontaneous
(d) +184 J/K; nonspontaneous
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Consider the following endothermic reaction of gaseous AB3 molecules with A2 molecules. Identify the true statement about the spontaneity of the reaction.
(a) The reaction is likely to be spontaneous at high temperatures.
(b) The reaction is likely to be spontaneous at high temperatures.
(c) The reaction is always spontaneous.
(d) The reaction is always spontaneous.
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Ammonium hydrogen sulfide, a stink bomb ingredient, decomposes to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide: Calculate the standard free-energy change for the rection at 25 °C if the total pressure resulting from the solid NH4S placed in an evacuated container is 0.658 atm at 25 °C.
(a) -43.8 kJ
(b) +1.04 kJ
(c) -462 kJ
(d) +5.51 kJ
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Consider the following graph of total free energy of reactants and products versus reaction progress for the general reaction, Reactants -> Products. At which of the four points (labeled a, b, c, and d) is Q < K?
(a) Point a
(b) Point c and d
(c) Point a, c, and d
(d) Point b
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Spinach contains a lot of iron but is not a good source of dietary iron because nearly all the iron is tied up in the oxalate complex [Fe(C2O4)3]3-.
(b) Under the acidic conditions in the stomach, the Fe3+ concentration should be greater because of the reaction
[Fe(C2O4)3]3-(aq) + 6 H3O+(aq) ⇌ Fe3+(aq) + 3 H2C2O4(aq) + 6 H2O(l)
Show, however, that this reaction is nonspontaneous under standard-state conditions. (For H2C2O4, Ka1 = 5.9 × 10-2 and Ka2 = 6.4 × 10-5.)
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