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Which of the following is true for spontaneous process

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Important Questions on Chemical Thermodynamics

HARD
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
MEDIUM
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:
EASY
A reaction at 1 bar is non-spontaneous at low temperature but becomes spontaneous at high temperature. Identify the correct statement about the reaction among the following:
MEDIUM
For the reaction;
Al2Bg
ΔU=2.1kcal,ΔS=20calK-1 at 300K.
Hence ΔG in kcal is _____________.
EASY
Which of the following can help predict the rate of a reaction if the standard Gibbs free energy of reaction ( Δ G 0 ) is known?
HARD
For a reaction taking place in a container in equilibrium with its surroundings, the effect of temperature on its equilibrium constant K in terms of change in entropy is described by:
EASY
The correct thermodynamic conditions for the spontaneous reaction at all temperatures is:
MEDIUM
Using the Gibbs change, Go=+63.3 kJ, for the following reaction, Ag2CO3g 2Ag+aq+CO32-aq the Ksp of Ag2CO3s in water at 25oC is R=8.314 JK-1mol-1
EASY
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)
HARD

The surface of copper gets tarnished by the formation of copper oxide. N2 gas was passed to prevent the oxide formation during heating of copper at 1250 K. However, the N2 gas contains 1 mole % of water vapour as impurity. The water vapour oxidises copper as per the reaction given below:

2Cus+ H2Og Cu2O(s) + H2(g)

PH2 Is the minimum partial pressure of H2 (in bar) needed to prevent the oxidation at 1250K. The magnitude of value of lnPH2 is ____.

(Given: total pressure = 1 bar, R (universal gas constant) = 8 J K-1 mol-1,ln10 = 2.3. Cu(s) and Cu2O(s)  are mutually immiscible.

At 1250 K: 2Cus+12 O2g Cu2O(s); G = - 78,000 J mol-1

H2g+12O2g H2O(g); G = - 1,78,000 J mol-1;

Round off the answer up to the nearest integer.

MEDIUM
For the process H2O lH2Og  at T=100oC  and 1 atmosphere pressure, the correct choice is-
MEDIUM
For the reaction:
X2O4l2XO2g
U=2.1 kcal, S=20 cal K-1 at 300 K
Hence, G is:
MEDIUM

For a dimerization reaction,

2A(g)A2(g)

at 298K,ΔU-=-20kJmol-1,ΔS-=-30JK-1mol-1,then the ΔG- will be …..J.

Give an answer to the nearest integer value.

MEDIUM
For the reaction,

Ag+BgCg+Dg, Ho and So are, respectively, -29.8 kJ mol-1 and -0.100 kJ K-1 mol-1 at 298 K. The equilibrium constant for the reaction at 298 k is:
EASY
For a sample of perfect gas, when its pressure is changed isothermally from pi to pf, the entropy change is given by
HARD
The following reaction is performed at 298 K.

2NOg+O2g2NO2g

The standard free energy of the formation of NOg is 86.6 kJ mol-1 at 298 K. What is the standard free energy of the formation of NO2g at 298 K? (KP=1.6×1012)