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Entropy Quiz

12 questions chemistry Grades 9-12

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  1. In the exercise, all four particles ending up in only one of two boxes relates to determining what quantity?

    • Free energy
    • Bond energy
    • Enthalpy change
    • Entropy change, ΔS
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Entropy change, ΔS

    Source evidence

    PDF page 683: two boxes. Determine the entropy change, ΔS, if the particles are initially evenly distributed between the two boxes, but upon redistribution all end up in Box (b).

  2. For the phase changes I₂(s) → I₂(g) and I₂(s) → I₂(l), the exercise asks whether ΔS is which of the following?

    • Positive or negative
    • Undefined
    • Always constant
    • Always zero
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Positive or negative

    Source evidence

    PDF page 683: temperature but somewhat higher pressure). I (s) ⟶ I (g) 2 2 I (s) ⟶ I (l) 2 2 Is ΔS positive or negative in these processes? In which of the processes will the magnitude of the entropy change be greater?

  3. Exercise 20 asks about the difference between which set of quantities for a chemical change?

    • Kp, Kc, and Ksp
    • ΔH, ΔH°, and ΔH°
    • ΔG, ΔG°, and ΔG°
    • ΔS, ΔS°, and ΔS°
    Reveal answer

    Answer: ΔS, ΔS°, and ΔS°

    Source evidence

    PDF page 684: 20. What is the difference between ΔS, ΔS°, and ΔS° for a chemical change?

  4. For the thermite reaction, the exercise states that during the reaction the surroundings absorb how much heat?

    • 851.8 kJ/mol
    • 100 kJ/mol
    • 457.18 kJ/mol
    • 27.95 kJ/mol
    Reveal answer

    Answer: 851.8 kJ/mol

    Source evidence

    PDF page 684: such thermite reaction is Fe O (s) + 2Al(s) ⟶ Al O (s) + 2Fe(s). Is the reaction spontaneous at room 2 3 2 3 temperature under standard conditions? During the reaction, the surroundings absorb 851.8 kJ/mol of heat.

  5. Exercise 27 asks whether the melting of 1 mole of NaCl(s) is spontaneous by calculating what at each temperature?

    • Kp
    • ΔG° of formation
    • ΔH°
    • ΔSuniv
    Reveal answer

    Answer: ΔSuniv

    Source evidence

    PDF page 684: 27. By calculating ΔSuniv at each temperature, determine if the melting of 1 mole of NaCl(s) is spontaneous at 500

  6. In Exercise 27, what is the given ΔH°fusion for NaCl?

    • 72.11 kJ/mol
    • 95.06 kJ/mol
    • 27.95 kJ/mol
    • 851.8 kJ/mol
    Reveal answer

    Answer: 27.95 kJ/mol

    Source evidence

    PDF page 684: °C and at 700 °C. J J S° = 72.11 S° = 95.06 ΔH° = 27.95 kJ/mol NaCl(s) NaCl(l) fusion mol·K mol·K What assumptions are made about the thermodynamic information (entropy and enthalpy values) used to solve this problem?

  7. For the reaction in Exercise 31 with ΔH° = 100 kJ/mol and ΔS° = 250 J/mol·K, the question asks whether it is spontaneous at what?

    • High pressure only
    • Low pressure only
    • Absolute zero
    • Room temperature
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Room temperature

    Source evidence

    PDF page 685: 31. A reactions has ΔH° = 100 kJ/mol and ΔS° = 250 J/mol·K. Is the reaction spontaneous at room

  8. Exercise 32 asks to explain what happens as a reaction starts with ΔG < 0 and reaches what point?

    • ΔG > 100 kJ
    • ΔH = 0
    • ΔG = 0
    • ΔS = 0
    Reveal answer

    Answer: ΔG = 0

    Source evidence

    PDF page 685: 32. Explain what happens as a reaction starts with ΔG < 0 (negative) and reaches the point where ΔG = 0.

  9. For the evaporation of water, the source gives ΔG° for H₂O(l) ⇌ H₂O(g) as which value?

    • −17 kJ
    • 1.7 kJ
    • −30 kJ
    • 8.58 kJ
    Reveal answer

    Answer: 8.58 kJ

    Source evidence

    PDF page 687: H O(l) ⇌ H O(g) ΔG° = 8.58 kJ 2 2 298

  10. The source notes that diamond spontaneously changing into graphite is described as which of the following?

    • Observed rapidly
    • Not observed
    • Always endothermic
    • Impossible thermodynamically
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Not observed

    Source evidence

    PDF page 687: diamond to graphite. Discuss the spontaneity of the conversion with respect to the enthalpy and entropy changes. Explain why diamond spontaneously changing into graphite is not observed.

  11. When ammonium chloride dissolves in water, the resulting solution is described as feeling how?

    • Cold
    • Hot
    • Warm
    • Neutral in temperature
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Cold

    Source evidence

    PDF page 688: 51. When ammonium chloride is added to water and stirred, it dissolves spontaneously and the resulting solution

  12. For the ATP-driven process, the source gives Glu + ATP → G6P + ADP with ΔG° equal to which value?

    • −30 kJ
    • −17 kJ
    • +1.7 kJ
    • +8.58 kJ
    Reveal answer

    Answer: −17 kJ

    Source evidence

    PDF page 687: described by the following equation: Glu + ATP ⟶ G6P + ADP ΔG° = −17 kJ 298 In this process, ATP becomes ADP summarized by the following equation: ATP ⟶ ADP ΔG° = −30 kJ 298 Determine the standard free energy change for the following reaction, and explain why ATP is necessary to drive this process: Glu ⟶ G6P ΔG° = ? 298

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