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Predicting Changes in Entropy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol for entropy?

a)

H

b)

G

c)

S

d)

E

2.

Which represents a decrease in entropy?

a)

sublimation of CO2

b)

boiling water

c)

condensation of steam on cold glass

d)

NaCl dissolving in water

3.

Which change has a negative entropy change of the system?

a)

ice melting

b)

salt dissolving

c)

water heating up

d)

none of these

4.

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

a)

Building a skyscraper

b)

A clean room becomes cluttered

c)

An igloo melting

d)

Osmosis (I hope you know your Biology!)

5.

Which of these have a DECREASE in system entropy?

a)

CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)

b)

2NO2(g) → N2O4(g)

c)

2NH3(g) → 3H2(g) + N2(g)

d)

C6H6(l) → C6H6(g)

6.

The entropy of the system will usually increase when

a)

a molecule is broken into two or more smaller molecules

b)

a reaction occurs that results in an increase in the number of moles of gas

c)

a solid changes to a liquid

d)

all of these

7.

Ammonium nitrate dissolves in water. It is a spontaneous endothermic process because the system undergoes....

a)

a decrease in enthalpy

b)

an increase in entropy

c)

an increase in enthalpy

d)

a decrease in entropy

8.

Which has a positive ΔSsystem?

a)

AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq)

b)

H2O(g) + CO2(g) → H2CO3(aq)

c)

H2(g) + I2(g) → 2Hl(g)

d)

C2H2O2(g) → 2CO(g) + H2(g)

9.

Systems in nature tend to undergo changes toward

a)

lower enthalpy and less disorder

b)

lower enthalpy and more disorder

c)

higher enthalpy and less disorder

d)

higher enthalpy and more disorder

10.

Which sample has the lowest entropy?

a)

1 mole of KNO3(l)

b)

1 mole of KNO3(s)

c)

1 mole of H2O(l)

d)

1 mole of H2O(g)

11.

Predict the entropy change and its spontaniety

a)

ΔS = +ve and non spontaneous

b)

ΔS = -ve and spontaneous

c)

ΔS = -ve and non spontaneous

d)

ΔS = +ve and spontaneous

12.

What is a spontaneous process ?

a)

slow process

b)

fast process

c)

process that needs an external intervention to occur

d)

process that does not need external intervention to occur / keep happening

13.

A reaction that releases energy is

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Could be either

14.

A reaction that absorbs energy is

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Could be either

15.
Spontaneity is determined by....
a)
enthalpy only
b)
entropy only
c)
enthalpy and entropy
d)
enthalpy, entropy, and temperature
16.

Spontaneous reactions are always fast.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Reactions are always spontaneous if they are exothermic.

a)

True

b)

False