Spontaneity Practice Problems:
Answers: 1a.) Gas water has a higher positional entropy because under constant temperature and pressure, a gas takes more volume than a solid. The gas molecules, therefore, have more places they could be, which increases the positional entropy. 1b.) 1 atm. At lower pressure, there is an increase in volume (PV = nRT), and with an increase of volume, positional entropy increases. 2a.) DSsurr: -DH / T = -(-394/298) = 1.32 2b.) DSsurr: -DH / T = -(778/298) = -2.61 3.) 4.) DGo = DHo - TDSo 0 = 23000 - T(102) 230000 = T(102) T = 225 K At temperatures greater than 225 K, the reaction will be spontaneous. 5a.) DSo will be positive, because more gas is created. 5b.) DSo will be negative, because a solid is being formed from two gas molecules. 6.) Use the equation: DG = DGo + RT ln (Q). Q = (3.2)2 / ((1.2)3 * (4.0)) = 1.48 DG = -33300 + 8.3145 * 298 ln (1.48) DG = -32 kJ/mol |