Spontaneity

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Spontaneity: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Spontaneity, Spontaneous Reactions & Non-spontaneous Reactions etc.

Important Questions on Spontaneity

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Which of the following transition leads to greater disorder in universe (System + Surroundings)?

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For a spontaneous process,
 

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List I (Equations) List II (Type of Processes)
(A) Kp>Q (p) Non-spontaneous
(B) G°<RT ln Q (q) Equilibrium
(C) Kp=Q (r) Spontaneous and endothermic
(D) T>HS (s) Spontaneous

Matching Type Question

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Which of the following processes is nonspontaneous?

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Is flow of heat from cold object to hot object spontaneous?

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Is spreading of fragrance when a bottle of perfume is opened, spontaneous?

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A change that can occur on its own is called

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For the reaction at 298 K, 2A + B C. H
= 400 kJ mol–1 and  S = 0.2 kJ mol–1 K–1.

The reaction will become spontaneous above______ K.

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Cotyledons are also called-

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For a given reaction, ΔH =35.5 kJ mol-1 and ΔS = 83.6 JK-1mol-1. The reaction is spontaneous at (Assume that ΔH and ΔS do not vary with temperature):

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Which is correct for spontaneity of an electrochemical cell?

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Which of the following processes is a non-spontaneous process?

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Which of the following conditions regarding the chemical process ensures its spontaneity at all temperatures?

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In which of the following reactions, standard reaction entropy change (ΔSo) is positive and standard Gibb's energy change (ΔGo) decreases sharply with increasing temperature?

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The factor of ΔG values is important in metallurgy. The ΔG values for the following reactions at 800oC are given as:

S2g+2O2g2SO2g;  ΔG= -544 kJ

2Zns+S2g2ZnSs;  ΔG=-293 kJ

2Zns+O2g2ZnOs;  ΔG=-480 kJ

The ΔG for the reaction,

2ZnSg+3O2g2ZnOg+2SO2g ;  will be

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What will be the value of ΔG for ice at 8oC temperature?

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Consider the following reaction occurring in an automobile

2C8H18g+25O2g16CO2g+18H2Og

The sign of H, S and G would be

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In an irreversible process taking place at constant T and P and in which only pressure volume work is being done, the change in Gibb's free energy G and change in entropy S , satisfy the criteria

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Which reaction either endothermic or exothermic characteristics has the greater chance of occuring spontaneously?

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For a reaction ΔH=-9.08 kJ mol-1 and

ΔS=35.7 JK-1mol-1

Which of the following statements is correct for the reaction?