Without consulting the tables, what sign do you expect for the change in entropy (delta S) for the following reaction?    P4 (g)  +   10 Cl2 (g)   →    4 PCl5 (g)   Select one: a. can not be determined (too close to estimate) b. none of these c. negative d. positive

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Without consulting the tables, what sign do you expect for the change in entropy (delta S) for the following reaction?
   P4 (g)  +   10 Cl2 (g)   →    4 PCl5 (g)  
Select one:
a. can not be determined (too close to estimate)
b. none of these
c. negative
d. positive
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