The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the followingthermodynamic parameters:H₂C=CH₂ +H₂OCH3CH₂OHAH° = −44 kJ/molAS° -0.12 kJ/(K. mol)Keq = 24(a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?(b) Is the reaction favorable (spontaneous) or unfavorable (nonsponta-neous) at room temperature (298 K)?

The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the following A thermodynamic parameters: H₂C=CH₂ + H₂O >>> CH3CH₂OH AH-44 kJ/mol AS = -0.12 kJ/(K-mol) <= 24 Keq a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic? b) Is the reaction favorable (spontaneous) or unfavorable (nonsponta- neous) at room temperature (298 K)?

The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the following A thermodynamic parameters: H₂C=CH₂ + H₂O >>> CH3CH₂OH AH-44 kJ/mol AS = -0.12 kJ/(K-mol) <= 24 Keq a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic? b) Is the reaction favorable (spontaneous) or unfavorable (nonsponta- neous) at room temperature (298 K)?

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