Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical energetics

Chemical energetics — practice question

(a)[1]

Explain what the term entropy of a system means.

(b)[3]

State and explain whether the entropy change for each of these processes is positive or negative. Ignore the entropy change of the surroundings. • liquid water at $80\ ^\circ\text{C}$ is cooled to $60\ ^\circ\text{C}$ • solid calcium chloride is mixed into water and the mixture is stirred • the change corresponding to the lattice energy of calcium chloride, $\Delta H_{\text{latt}}\ \text{CaCl}_2(s)$, occurs

(c(i))[1]

State the full name of the term $\Delta G^\circ$.

(c(ii))[2]

Describe how you can calculate the temperature at which the reaction becomes spontaneous. Include an equation in your answer.

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