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Ch.19 - Chemical Thermodynamics
Brown - Chemistry: The Central Science 14th Edition
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Capitolo 19, Problema 63c

Classify each of the following reactions as one of the four possible types summarized in Table 19.3: (i) spontaneous at all temperatures; (ii) not spontaneous at any temperature; (iii) spontaneous at low T but not spontaneous at high T; (iv) spontaneous at high T but not spontaneous at low T.
(c) N2F4(g) ⟶ 2 NF2(g) ΔH° = 85 kJ; ΔS° = 198 J/K

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Identify the given values: \( \Delta H^\circ = 85 \text{ kJ} \) and \( \Delta S^\circ = 198 \text{ J/K} \).
Convert \( \Delta S^\circ \) from \( \text{J/K} \) to \( \text{kJ/K} \) by dividing by 1000, so \( \Delta S^\circ = 0.198 \text{ kJ/K} \).
Use the Gibbs free energy equation: \( \Delta G^\circ = \Delta H^\circ - T \Delta S^\circ \).
Determine the sign of \( \Delta G^\circ \) at different temperatures: \( \Delta G^\circ \) is positive when \( \Delta H^\circ > T \Delta S^\circ \) and negative when \( \Delta H^\circ < T \Delta S^\circ \).
Since \( \Delta H^\circ > 0 \) and \( \Delta S^\circ > 0 \), the reaction is spontaneous at high temperatures but not at low temperatures.

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