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State the sign of ΔS in each of the following processes: HCl (g)     +     NH3 (g)   ...

  1. State the sign of ΔS in each of the following processes:
  1. HCl (g)     +     NH3 (g)    →    NH4Cl (s)
  2. 2 SO2 (g)    +     O2 (g)     →   2 SO3 (g)

The cooling of N2 gas from 20 °C to -50 °C.

My answer is that all 3 are negative. (a) solids have less entropy than gases, so the gases forming a solid would decrease entropy. (b) A decrease in the number of gas molecules would decrease the entropy. (c) A decrease in temp would decrease entropy. Am I correct?

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Answer #1

Yes you are right, in general entropy is freedom or randomness.

So in first gas changes into solid so randomness of the molecules decrease and entropy also.

Same as in second no. Of gases molecules decreases.

In third with decrease in temp thermal energy in this system dimimshing so the molecules doesn't have the energy to move freely so entropy decreases

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