Entropy

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Entropy: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Entropy, Factors Affecting Entropy, Spontaneity in Terms of Entropy Change, Entropy Change & Entropy Change for Ideal Gases etc.

Important Questions on Entropy

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For vaporization of water at 1 atmospheric pressure, the values of   ΔHandΔSare40.63kJmo l 1 and108.8J K 1 mo l 1 , respectively. The temperature when Gibbs energy change   (ΔG) for this transformation will be zero, is:

                               

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The values of  ΔH  and  ΔS for the reaction, C(graphite)+CO2(g)2CO(g)are170kJand170JK1, respectively. This reaction will be spontaneous at

                               

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

                               

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Unit of entropy is:

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2 mol of an ideal gas at  27°C temperature is expanded reversibly from 2 L to 20 L. Find the entropy change. R=2 cal/mol K    

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The enthalpy of vaporization of water at 100°C is 40.63 kJmol-1. Its entropy of vaporization would be

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ΔS will be highest for

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2 mole of an ideal gas at 27°C expands reversibly from 2 litre to 20 litre. The entropy change is: R=2 cal mol-1 K-1

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A sample of an ideal gas is expanded to twice its original volume of 1 m3 in a reversible process for which  α = 5 atm  m - 6   and  C Vm = 20 J K -1 m -1 at constant volume.

The entropy change during the process may be (polytropic process given by function P = αv2)

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The standard entropy change accompanying the cell reaction will be

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Enthalpy change for the process,
H2O(ice)H2O(water) is 6.01 kJ mol-1 ,
the entropy change of 1 mole of ice at its melting point will be

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Calculate Stotal  hence show whether the following reaction is spontaneous at 25°CHg (s) + O2 (g)  Hg(l) + SO2 (g) H° =-238.6 kJ and S° = +36.7 J K-1

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For which of the following reactions S is negative?

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For the conversion of liquid to solid below the melting point of solid

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For the process, H2O(l)H2O(g) at 100°C. S is

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Which member of the pair has larger entropy and why? Na (s) or NaCl (s).

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Which member of the pair has larger entropy and why? Xe (g) or Kr (g).

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Which member of the pair has larger entropy and why? NO (g) or N2O4 (g).

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Which member of the pair has larger entropy and why? CH3OH (l) or C2H5OC2H5 (l).

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Which member of the pair has larger entropy and why? CO2 (s) or CO2 (g).