a.
To determine:
The classification of the reaction involving the cooling of a hot bowl of oatmeal as being spontaneous or non-spontaneous in nature.
Concept Introduction:
b.
To determine:
The classification of the reaction that involves the release of energy as being spontaneous or non-spontaneous in nature.
Concept Introduction:
Thermodynamics is the branch of chemistry which studies the difference of heat and energies of product and reactant in the chemical reaction. Therefore, the sign of free energy change and heat change for a given chemical reaction is predicted by using the concept of thermodynamics.
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