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Chapter 17, Problem 17.40SP
Which of the following processes are spontaneous, and which are nonspontaneous?
(a) Freezing of water at 2°C
(b) Corrosion of iron metal
(c) Expansion of a gas to fill the available volume
(d) Separation of an unsaturated aqueous solution of potassium chloride into solid 
and liquid water
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Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.11PCh. 17 - Conceptual APPLY 17.12 What are the signs (+, -,...Ch. 17 - PRACTICE 17.13 Consider the thermal decomposition...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.14ACh. 17 - Prob. 17.15PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.16ACh. 17 - Prob. 17.17PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.18ACh. 17 - Prob. 17.19PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.20ACh. 17 - Prob. 17.21PCh. 17 - APPLY 17.22 If the vapour pressure of ethanol (...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.23PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.24PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.25PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.26PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.27PCh. 17 - 17.28 Consider the gas-phase reaction of AB3 and...Ch. 17 - 17.29 Ideal gases A (red spheres) and B (blue...Ch. 17 - What are the signs (+, —, or 0) of H, S, and G...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.31CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.32CPCh. 17 - 17.33 Consider the following spontaneous reaction...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.34CPCh. 17 - Consider again the dissociation reaction A2g 2...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.36CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.37CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.38CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.39CPCh. 17 - Which of the following processes are spontaneous,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.41SPCh. 17 - Assuming that gaseous reactants and products are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.43SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.44SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.45SPCh. 17 - 17.46 Predict the sign of the entropy change in...Ch. 17 - Predict the sign of S in the system for each of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.48SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.49SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.50SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.51SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.52SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.53SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.54SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.55SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.56SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.57SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.58SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.59SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.60SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.61SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.62SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.63SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.64SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.65SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.66SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.67SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.68SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.69SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.70SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.71SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.72SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.73SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.74SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.75SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.76SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.77SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.78SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.79SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.80SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.81SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.82SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.83SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.84SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.85SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.86SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.87SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.88SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.89SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.90SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.91SPCh. 17 - Use the data in Appendix B to calculate H° and ...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.93SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.94SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.95SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.96SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.97SPCh. 17 - Use the values of G°, in Appendix B to calculate...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.99SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.100SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.101SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.102SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.103SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.104SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.105SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.106SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.107SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.108SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.109SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.110SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.111SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.112SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.113SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.114SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.115SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.116SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.117SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.118SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.119SPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.120CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.121CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.122CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.123CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.124CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.125CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.126CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.127CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.128CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.129CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.130CPCh. 17 - Use the data in Appendix B to calculate H°, S°,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.132CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.133CPCh. 17 - Nickel tetracarbonyl, a volatile liquid used to...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.135CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.136CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.137CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.138CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.139CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.140CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.141CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.142CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.143CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.144CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.145CPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.146CPCh. 17 - Consider the equilibriumN2O42NO2g. (a) Use the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.148MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.149MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.150MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.151MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.152MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.153MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.154MPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.155MP
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