Describe how you would expect the spontaneity (ΔG °) for each of the following reactions to behave with a change of temperature. (a) Phosgene, COCl2, the starting material for the preparation of polyurethane plastics, decomposes as follows: COCl2(g) = CO(g) + Cl2(g) (b) Chlorine is added to ethylene to produce dichloroethane, a solvent: Cl2(g) + C2H4(g)= C2H4Cl2(l)

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Describe how you would expect the spontaneity (ΔG °) for each of the following reactions to behave with a change of temperature.

(a) Phosgene, COCl2, the starting material for the preparation of polyurethane plastics, decomposes as follows: COCl2(g) = CO(g) + Cl2(g)

(b) Chlorine is added to ethylene to produce dichloroethane, a solvent: Cl2(g) + C2H4(g)= C2H4Cl2(l)

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