Question #a5bb5
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Apr 12, 2017
the reaction would be spontaneous
Explanation:
Nature favors reactions with positive entropy and negative enthalpy.
- if entropy is positive, then the reaction is going from less disorder to more disorder, and this is favored by nature
- if enthalpy is negative, then the reaction is going from higher energy to a lesser energy, and this is also favored by nature
In this case, both enthalpy and entropy changes are favorable so the reaction is definitely spontaneous.
In terms of the
I think you went wrong here:
Negative - More positive number= Positive
a negative number minus a positive number will result in a more negative number. For example: