Read the descriptions of physical or chemical changes in the table below. Then decide whether the change will be spontaneous, if you can. Change During an endothermic chemical reaction, four moles of gaseous reactants are turned into two moles of gaseous products. A solid precipitates from a solution, releasing heat as it does so. A solid absorbs heat and turns to a gas. Is this change spontaneous? Yes. O No. O Can't decide with information given. Yes. O No. O Can't decide with information given. O Yes. O No. O Can't decide with information given.

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Read the descriptions of physical or chemical changes in the table below. Then decide whether the change will be spontaneous, if you can.
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During an endothermic chemical reaction, four moles of gaseous reactants
are turned into two moles of gaseous products.
A solid precipitates from a solution, releasing heat as it does so.
A solid absorbs heat and turns to a gas.
Is this change spontaneous?
Yes.
O No.
O Can't decide with information given.
O Yes.
O No.
O Can't decide with information given.
O Yes.
O No.
O Can't decide with information given.
Transcribed Image Text:Read the descriptions of physical or chemical changes in the table below. Then decide whether the change will be spontaneous, if you can. Change During an endothermic chemical reaction, four moles of gaseous reactants are turned into two moles of gaseous products. A solid precipitates from a solution, releasing heat as it does so. A solid absorbs heat and turns to a gas. Is this change spontaneous? Yes. O No. O Can't decide with information given. O Yes. O No. O Can't decide with information given. O Yes. O No. O Can't decide with information given.
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