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Ch.18 - Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy & Equilibrium

Chapter 18, Problem 77a

Phosphorus pentachloride forms from phosphorus trichloride and chlorine:

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(a) Use data in Appendix B to calculate ∆Ssys, ∆Ssurr, and ∆Stotal for this reaction. Is the reaction spontaneous under standard-state conditions at 25 °C?

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