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All naturally occurring process are spontaneous processes.

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Important Questions on Chemical Thermodynamics

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The heat of atomization of methane and ethane are 360 kJ mol-1 and 620 kJ mol-1, respectively. The longest wavelength of light capable of breaking the C-C bond is (Avogadro's number=6.023×1023, h=6.62×10-34 J s)
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The process with negative entropy change is:
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The heat of combustion of carbon to CO2 is -393.5 kJ/mol. The heat released upon the formation of 35.2 g of CO2 from carbon and oxygen gas is
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Given:

Cgraphite+O2gCO2g ;ΔrHo=393.5 kJ mol1

H2g+12O2gH2Ol;ΔrHo=-285.8 kJ mol-1

CO2g+2H2OlCH4g+2O2g;ΔrHo=+890.3 kJ mol-1

Based on the above thermochemical equations, the value of ΔrHo at 298 K for the reaction

Cgraphite+2H2gCH4g will be:
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One mole of an ideal gas at 300 K in thermal contact with its surroundings expands isothermally from 1.0 L to 2.0 L against a constant pressure of 3.0 atm. In this process, the change in entropy of the surroundings Ssurr in J K-1 is:

1 L atm = 101.3 J
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For which of the following processes, S is negative?
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Given:

i Cgraphite+O2gCO2g; ΔrHΘ=x kJ mol-1

ii Cgraphite+12O2gCOg ; ΔrHΘ=y kJ mol-1

iii COg+12O2gCO2g; ΔrHΘ=z kJ mol-1

Based on the above thermochemical equations, find out which one of the following algebraic relationships is correct?
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Given

NOg+O3gNO2g+O2g     H=-198.9  kJ/mol

O3g3/2O2g         H=-142.3 kJ/mol

O2g2Og          H=+495.0 kJ/mol

The enthalpy change (H) for the following reaction is

NOg+OgNO2g
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The correct thermodynamic conditions for the spontaneous reaction at all temperatures is:
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A process has ΔH=200Jmol-1 and ΔS=40JK-1mol-1. Out of the values given below choose the minimum temperature above which the process will be spontaneous:
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One mole of ethanol is produced reacting graphite, H2 and O2 together. The standard enthalpy of formation is -277.7 kJ mol-1. Calculate the standard enthalpy of the reaction when 4 moles of graphite is involved
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For a sample of perfect gas, when its pressure is changed isothermally from pi to pf, the entropy change is given by
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The standard enthalpies of formation of CO2(g) ,H2Ol and glucose (s) at 2 5 o C are  - 400 kJ / mol , - 300 kJ / mol and - 1300 kJ / mol , respectively. The standard enthalpy combustion per gram of glucose at 2 5 o C is 

(ΔHf0=1300kJmol1 for Glucose)

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For a reaction, AgAl; ΔH=-3RT. The correct statement for the reaction is
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The enthalpy change on freezing of 1 mol of water at 5°C to ice at -5°C is:

(Given Δfus H=6 kJ mol-1 at 0°C,

CpH2O, l=75.3 J mol-1K-1

CpH2O, s=36.8 J mol-1K-1 )
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The entropy change associated with the conversion of 1 kg of ice at 273 K to water vapours at 383 K is:

(Specific heat of water liquid and water vapour are 4.2 kJ K- and 2.0 kJ K-1kg-1 ; heat of liquid fusion and vaporization of water are 334 kJ kg-1 and 2491 kJ kg-1 , respectively). ( log 273=2.436,log373=2.572,log383=2.583 )
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At what temperature, a chemical reaction will have following values?

ΔG=4 kJ,ΔH=-60 kJ,ΔS=-160 J

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For spontaneous polymerisation, which of the following is (are) correct?