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Ch.19 - Chemical Thermodynamics
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Capitolo 19, Problema 26b

(b) In a particular spontaneous process the entropy of the system decreases. What can you conclude about the sign and magnitude of ΔSsurr?

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Identify the given information: The entropy of the system (ΔSsys) decreases, which means ΔSsys is negative.
Recall the second law of thermodynamics, which states that for a spontaneous process, the total entropy change of the universe (ΔSuniv) must be positive, i.e., ΔSuniv = ΔSsys + ΔSsurr > 0.
Since ΔSsys is negative, ΔSsurr must be positive to ensure that the sum (ΔSuniv) is positive for the process to be spontaneous.
Determine that the magnitude of ΔSsurr must be greater than the magnitude of ΔSsys to compensate for the negative ΔSsys and still achieve a positive ΔSuniv.
Conclude that ΔSsurr is positive and its magnitude is greater than the magnitude of the negative ΔSsys.

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