Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Sections 17.1-17.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 854: 61c

Answer

$9.1\,kJ$ The reaction is non-spontaneous.

Work Step by Step

$\Delta H^{\circ}=\Sigma n_{p}\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(reactants)$ $=[2\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(NO_{2},g)]-[2\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(NO,g)+\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(O_{2},g)]$ $=[2(33.2\,kJ/mol)]-[2(91.3\,kJ/mol)+(0)]$ $=-116.2\,kJ$ $\Delta S^{\circ}=\Sigma n_{p}S^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}S^{\circ}(reactants)$ $=[2S^{\circ}(NO_{2},g)]-[2S^{\circ}(NO,g)+S^{\circ}(O_{2},g)]$ $=[2(240.1\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})]-[2(210.8\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})+(205.2\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})]$ $=-146.6\,JK^{-1}=-0.1466\,kJK^{-1}$ $\Delta G=\Delta H-T\Delta S$ $=(-116.2\,kJ)-(855\,K)(-0.1466\,kJK^{-1})$ $=9.1\,kJ$ Because $\Delta G$ is positive, the reaction is non-spontaneous.
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