QUESTION 2 Cold thin surface was placed on the laboratory desk. In a while, the surface became wormer and wet of the precipitated drops of water.

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Cold thin surface was placed on the laboratory desk.
In a while, the surface became wormer and wet of the
precipitated drops of water.
Is water precipitation a spontaneous reaction?
No, water precipitation is not a spontaneous
reaction as it requires presence of an object in
the system that is colder than other systems'
objects;
Yes, water precipitation is a spontaneous
reaction as this process release energy in the
form of temperature, i.e. it is an exergonic
process;
No, water precipitation is not a spontaneous
reaction as water molecules in liquid state have
smaller entropy than in the gas state;
Yes, water precipitation is a spontaneous
reaction as it happened spontaneously by itself;
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 2 Cold thin surface was placed on the laboratory desk. In a while, the surface became wormer and wet of the precipitated drops of water. Is water precipitation a spontaneous reaction? No, water precipitation is not a spontaneous reaction as it requires presence of an object in the system that is colder than other systems' objects; Yes, water precipitation is a spontaneous reaction as this process release energy in the form of temperature, i.e. it is an exergonic process; No, water precipitation is not a spontaneous reaction as water molecules in liquid state have smaller entropy than in the gas state; Yes, water precipitation is a spontaneous reaction as it happened spontaneously by itself;
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