Given the following data on Phosphorus and its allotropes o      ∆Hf kJ mol-1  ∆Gfo kJmol-1 So J mol-1 K-1 White phosphorus, P(s, white) 0 0 0 Gaseous Phosphorus, P(g) 315 278 163  Gaseous Phosphorus, P4(g)  59 24 280 b) For the transformation P(g) -> ¼ P4(g), is work done by the system or on the system? How much work is involved? Explain with solutions.  c) Calculate the ∆E in kJ for the process P(g)  ¼ P4(g) in (b).  d) Calculate the sublimation temperature for white Phosphorus (in oC) assuming constant values of enthalpy and entropy over the temperature range involved.

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) Given the following data on Phosphorus and its allotropes

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  ∆Hf kJ mol-1  ∆Gfo kJmol-1 So J mol-1 K-1
White phosphorus, P(s, white) 0 0 0

Gaseous Phosphorus, P(g)
315 278 163 
Gaseous Phosphorus, P4(g)  59 24 280


b) For the transformation P(g) -> ¼ P4(g), is work done by the system or on the system? How much work is involved? Explain
with solutions. 
c) Calculate the ∆E in kJ for the process P(g)  ¼ P4(g) in (b). 
d) Calculate the sublimation temperature for white Phosphorus (in oC) assuming constant values of enthalpy and entropy
over the temperature range involved. 

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