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Entropy

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Universe tends toward ___

a)

order

b)

disorder

c)

harmony

d)

kindness

2.

Which law of thermodynamics says that "any spontaneous process increases the randomness of the Universe"?

a)

zeroth

b)

first

c)

second

d)

third

3.

The very act of putting one system in order requires that other systems become ___

a)

disordered

b)

ordered as well

c)

hotter

d)

colder

4.

For your lunch to give you energy, it has to be broken down into which less ordered nutrients?

a)

greases, fats, and lipids

b)

carbohydrates, sugars, and starches

c)

carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids

d)

proteins and amino acids

5.

The macronutrients from your lunch were broken down even further as they were converted to ___

a)

proteins

b)

energy in your cells

c)

starches

d)

polymers

6.

Cleaning your house in fact increases the overall disorder of ___

a)

your house

b)

your office

c)

your kitchen

d)

the Universe

7.

In chemistry, the measure of molecular randomness, or disorder, is dubbed ___

a)

entropy

b)

ethalpy

c)

disorderly

d)

Gibb's free energy

8.

The Second Law of Thermodynamics says that "any spontaneous process increases the ___"

a)

order of the Universe

b)

disorder of the Universe

c)

temperature of the system

d)

temperature of the surroundings

9.

"Spontaneous" simply means a process that doesn't need ___

a)

a spark to ignite it

b)

parental approval

c)

to be at a specific temperature

d)

outside energy to proceed

10.

Anything that increases the disorder of the Universe ___

a)

is not permitted

b)

happens spontaneously

c)

occurs instantly

d)

is exothermic

11.

Entropy is another state function, as it doesn't depend on ___

a)

the initial state

b)

the final state

c)

the initial or final states

d)

the pathway taken

12.

Which letter is used to represent entropy in an equation?

a)

the capital letter "S"

b)

the capital letter "H"

c)

lowercase letter "q"

d)

lowercase letter "t"

13.

What is a reaction that absorbs heat from the surroundings called?

a)

an endothermic reaction

b)

an exothermic reaction

c)

a combustion reaction

d)

a precipitation reaction

14.

The enthalpy change of the reaction was found using Hess's Law and ___

a)

common entropies of creation

b)

Gibb's Law

c)

standard enthalpies of formation

d)

the van der Waals equation

15.

What does a positive value for the change in standard enthalpy indicate?

a)

the reaction absorbed thermal energy

b)

the reaction emitted thermal energy

c)

the reaction emitted radiation

d)

the reaction absorbed photons

16.

What does a positive value for the change in standard entropy mean?

a)

the products are more ordered than the reactants

b)

the products are more disordered than the reactants

c)

the reaction absorbed thermal energy

d)

the reaction emitted thermal energy

17.

Who formulated an equation to explain the amount of energy in a system that was available do useful work?

a)

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

b)

Josiah Willard Gibbs

c)

Antoine Henri Becquerel

d)

James Prescott Joule

18.

The amount of energy in a system that is available to do useful work is called ___

a)

practical potential energy

b)

the total energy of the system

c)

standard enthalpy

d)

Gibbs free energy

19.

Like enthalpy and entropy, Gibbs free energy is a ___

a)

quadratic function

b)

logarithmic function

c)

state function

d)

path function

20.

Which letter is used to represent Gibbs free energy in an equation?

a)

capital "F"

b)

capital "G"

c)

lowercase "g"

d)

lowercase "f"

21.

The change in Gibbs free energy for a reaction equals the change in standard enthalpy minus ___

a)

the change in standard enthalpy

b)

the sum of the temperature and the change in standard entropy

c)

the product of the temperature and the change in standard entropy

d)

the change in standard entropy

22.

The barium hydroxide reaction had a value of TΔS higher than the ΔH, so it was ___

a)

enthalpy driven

b)

entropy driven

c)

temperature driven

d)

reactant favored

23.

In the barium hydroxide reaction the balanced equation goes from three total moles of solid reactants to ___

a)

one mole of gas

b)

two moles of liquid

c)

ten moles of solid

d)

thirteen moles of products

24.

If ΔG is positive, the reaction is ___

a)

not spontaneous

b)

spontaneous

c)

in an equilibrium state

d)

not discernible

25.

If ΔG is negative, the reaction is ___

a)

not spontaneous

b)

spontaneous

c)

in an equilibrium state

d)

undefined

26.

If ΔG is zero, the reaction is ___

a)

not spontaneous

b)

spontaneous

c)

in an equilibrium state

d)

entropy driven