Assume that we have the following two processes (i) A liquid freezes to form a crystal (ii) NaCl salt dissolves in water Plot AG vs T in both cases. Do you think both processes are spontaneous? Explain your answer.

Assume that we have the following two processes (i) A liquid freezes to form a crystal (ii) NaCl salt dissolves in water Plot AG vs T in both cases. Do you think both processes are spontaneous? Explain your answer.

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(i) A liquid freezes to form a crystal
(ii) NaCl salt dissolves in water
Plot AG vs T in both cases. Do you think both processes are spontaneous?
Explain your answer.

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