.) Which of the following processes are spontaneous and which are nonspontaneous: (a) the ripening of a banana,(b) dissolution of sugar in a cup of hot coffee, (c) the reaction of nitrogen atoms to form N2 molecules at 25°C and 1 atm, (d) lighting, (e) formation of CH4 and O2 molecules from CO2 and H2O at room temperature and 1 atm of pressure? A) Spontaneous: a,b,c,d; nonspontaneous: e B) Spontaneous: a,b, & c; nonspontaneous: d & e C) Spontaneous: e; nonspontaneous: a, b, c, & d D) Spontaneous: a,b, & d; nonspontaneous: c & e
.) Which of the following processes are spontaneous and which are nonspontaneous: (a) the ripening of a banana,(b) dissolution of sugar in a cup of hot coffee, (c) the reaction of nitrogen atoms to form N2 molecules at 25°C and 1 atm, (d) lighting, (e) formation of CH4 and O2 molecules from CO2 and H2O at room temperature and 1 atm of pressure? A) Spontaneous: a,b,c,d; nonspontaneous: e B) Spontaneous: a,b, & c; nonspontaneous: d & e C) Spontaneous: e; nonspontaneous: a, b, c, & d D) Spontaneous: a,b, & d; nonspontaneous: c & e
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1.) Which of the following processes are spontaneous and which are nonspontaneous: (a) the ripening of a banana,(b) dissolution of sugar in a cup of hot coffee, (c) the reaction of nitrogen atoms to form N2 molecules at 25°C and 1 atm, (d) lighting, (e) formation of CH4 and O2 molecules from CO2 and H2O at room temperature and 1 atm of pressure?
A) Spontaneous: a,b,c,d; nonspontaneous: e
B) Spontaneous: a,b, & c; nonspontaneous: d & e
C) Spontaneous: e; nonspontaneous: a, b, c, & d
D) Spontaneous: a,b, & d; nonspontaneous: c & e
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