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Grade 12th PassPhysical Chemistry

An amount of 5 mol H2O(l) at 100°C and 1 atm is converted into H2O(g) at 100°C and 5 atm. ∆G for the process is -

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7 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Since in the given reaction H20 is being converted from liquid to gaseous state the change in entropy is positive. Also del H is positive so the it depends on the temperature at which the reaction takes place. In this case it is positive.