spontaneity

If a process generates heat and is not spontaneous, which of the following is true? $\$  

•  $\Delta\ G\ <\ 0$  

•  $\Delta\ H\ >\ 0$  

•  $\Delta\ S\ <\ 0$  

•  $\Delta\ G\ =\ 0$  

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

The thermodynamic quantity that expresses the degree of disorder in a system is _

• entropy

• internal energy

• heat flow

• enthalpy

• bond energy

ΔS will be positive for the reaction

• 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) -> 2H2O (g)

• 2NO2 (g) -> N2O4 (g)

• BaF2 (s) ->Ba2+ (aq) + 2F- (aq)

• 2Hg (l) + O2 (g) ->2HgO (s)

Which one of the following processes produces a decrease in the entropy of the system?

• dissolution of solid KCl in water

• mixing of two gases into one container

• freezing water to form ice

• melting ice to form water

What can be said about a chemical system that has reached a minimum in free energy?

• The system has achieved equilibrium.

• The reaction is complete.

• The system entropy is zero.

• The reaction is very fast.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-6

For the reaction C2H6 (g) ->C2H4 (g) + H2 (g) ΔH^ο is +137 kJ/mol and ΔDS^οis +120 J/K œ mol. This reaction is

• nonspontaneous at all temperatures

• unreliable

• spontaneous only at high temperature

• spontaneous at all temperatures

• spontaneous only at low temperature

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

A reaction that is not spontaneous at low temperature can become spontaneous at high temperature if ΔH is __________ and ΔS is __________.

• +, +

• -, -

• +, -

• -, +

• +, 0

For a reaction to be spontaneous under standard conditions at all temperatures, the signs of ΔH^Ο and ΔS^Ο must be __________ and __________, respectively.

• +, +

• +, -

• -, +

• -, -

• +, 0

Which represents a -ΔS?

• ice melting

• salt dissolving

• water heating up

• none of these

Which of the following scenarios describes a process with a negative entropy change?

• Building a skyscraper

• A clean room becomes cluttered

• An igloo melting

• water evaporating