Entropy and Second Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and Second Law of Thermodynamics: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Entropy, Factors Affecting Entropy, Spontaneity in Terms of Entropy Change, Entropy Change for Ideal Gases, and Entropy Change of an Ideal Gas for Isothermal Process.
Important Questions on Entropy and Second Law of Thermodynamics
For vaporization of water at 1 atmospheric pressure, the values of respectively. The temperature when Gibbs energy change for this transformation will be zero, is:

The values of for the reaction, respectively. This reaction will be spontaneous at

Considering entropy (S) as a thermodynamic parameter, the criterion for the spontaneity of any process is:

Unit of entropy is:

of an ideal gas at temperature is expanded reversibly from to . Find the entropy change.

The adsorption of a gas at the boiling point of the gas follows the isotherm shown in the figure. Identify the correct thermodynamic properties at point

A heat engine absorbs heat at temperature and heat at temperature . Work done by the engine is . This data

For which of the following processes, is negative?

The molar heat capacity () of is at . The change in entropy associated with cooling of of vapour from at constant pressure will be : ( = deuterium, Atomic mass = )

The enthalpy of vaporization of water at is . Its entropy of vaporization would be

The unit of is

Calculate the melting point of from the data, and .

What is the sign of for the following reaction?

What does entropy measure?

For the reaction, at . Calculate the change in entropy.

Write any two applications of 'second law of thermodynamics'.

A container is divided into two compartments by a removable partition as shown below:
In the first compartment, moles of ideal gas He is present in a volume In the second compartment, moles of ideal gas is present in a volume The temperature and pressure in both the compartments are and respectively. Assuming is the gas constant, the total change in entropy upon removing the partition when the gases mix irreversibly is:

The change in entropy at equilibrium is

Define entropy and write its unit.

The enthalpy of vaporization of water at is . Its entropy of vaporization would be
