Textbook Question
For a process to be spontaneous, the total entropy of the system and its surroundings must increase; that isΔStotal = ΔSsystem + ΔSsurr 7 0 for a spontaneous processFurthermore, the entropy change in the surroundings, ΔSsurr, is related to the enthalpy change for the process by the equa- tion ΔSsurr = - ΔH>T.(b) What is the value of ΔSsurr for the photosynthesis of glu- cose from CO2 at 298 K?6 CO21g2 + 6 H2O1l2 S C6H12O61s2 + 6 O21g2ΔG° = 2879 kJΔS° = - 262 J>K
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