LAGUNA BELAIR SCIENCE SCHOOL
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                                  Worksheet in General Chemistry 2
                                          Chemical Thermodynamics
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   A. Spontaneity
      Directions: Identify whether each process or reaction is spontaneous or non –
      spontaneous.
      1. Converting liquid water to steam at room temperature.
      2. Hydrogen gas and oxygen gas will form water.
      3. Process of photosynthesis in plants.
      4. Oxidation of gold.
      5. Growing of molds in bread.
   B. Entropy and Phase Change
      6. Calculate the standard entropy of vaporization of argon at its boiling point of 87.3 K.
         (∆Hvap = 6.5 kJ/mol).
      7. Calculate the change in entropy of a solid when 187J of energy is removed reversibly
         from it as heat at 34°C.
      8. Calculate the ∆S for the melting point of ice at 0℃. (∆Hfusion = 6.01 kJ/mol)
   C. Entropy in Chemical Reactions
      Directions: Predict the entropy sign of each equation.
      9. Hg (l)  Hg (g)
      10. CaO(s) + CO2 (g)  CaCO3 (s)
      11. 2SO3 (g)  2SO2 (g) + O2 (g)
      12. Ag+ (aq) + Br- (aq)  AgBr (s)
      13. 2NO (g) + O2 (g)  2NO2 (g)
      14. Metallic iron is produced by a high temperature process through a series of chemical
          reactions. The equation is as follows:
                                  3Fe2O3 (s) + CO (g)  2Fe3O4 (s) + CO2 (g)
      What is the standard entropy change for the reaction?
                         Compound                                               J
                                                                          S° (        )
                                                                              mol ∙ K
                              Fe2O3 (s)                                      87.40
                              Fe3O4 (s)                                      145.3
                               CO2 (g)                                       213.7
                               CO (g)                                        197.5
       15. Calculate the standard entropy change for the formation of one mole nitrogen dioxide
           from its elements.
                                            ½ N2 (g) + O2 (g)  NO2 (g)
                         Compound                                               J
                                                                          S° (        )
                                                                              mol ∙ K
                              NO2 (g)                                        191.5
Stewards for a Better World
                       O2 (g)                                        205.0
                       N2 (g)                                        240.5
D. Gibbs Free Energy
   16. A reaction with a low enthalpy of reaction value is not spontaneous at low
       temperature but becomes spontaneous at high temperature. What are the signs for
       ΔH° and ΔS°?
   17. Calculate the ∆𝐺° for this reaction:
                                 CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g)  CO2 (g) + 2H2O (g)
                   Compound                                      𝑮° (𝒌𝑱/𝒎𝒐𝒍)
                     CH4 (g)                                         50.8
                     CO2 (g)                                        394.4
                      O2 (g)                                          0
                     H2O (g)                                       -288.57
   18. Hydrogen reacts with nitrogen to form ammonia (NH3) according to the reaction:
                                       3H2 (g) + N2 (g)  2NH3 (g)
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       The value of ∆H° is -92.38 kJ/mol and the ∆S° is -198.2             . Determine ∆G° at
                                                                   mol ∙ K
       25℃.
   19. Calculate the free energy change of combustion of propane gas, C3H8.
                                C3H8 (g) + 5O2 (g)  3CO2 (g) + 4H2O (g)
                   Compound                                      𝑮° (𝒌𝑱/𝒎𝒐𝒍)
                     C3H8 (g)                                        23.5
                     CO2 (g)                                        394.4
                      O2 (g)                                          0
                     H2O (g)                                       -288.57
   20. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) reacts with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to form sodium
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       chloride (NaCl) and water. If ΔH° = –56.13 kJ/mol and ΔS° = 79.11         ,
                                                                         mol ∙ K
       calculate the ΔG° for this reaction at 20°C?