Consider a process (expansion/compression) of a gas (e.g. Ar) in a sealed cylinder surrounded by another gas (e.g. air). Which of the following statements is correct in regards to a change in entropy? Select one: 1. Asysts >0 always 2. AsystS 20 always 3. AsystS = 0 4. Asysts can be negative, positive or zero depending on the experimental conditions 5. none of the other answers

Consider a process (expansion/compression) of a gas (e.g. Ar) in a sealed cylinder surrounded by another gas (e.g. air). Which of the following statements is correct in regards to a change in entropy? Select one: 1. Asysts >0 always 2. AsystS 20 always 3. AsystS = 0 4. Asysts can be negative, positive or zero depending on the experimental conditions 5. none of the other answers

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Chapter16: Spontaneity Of Reaction

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