For each reaction, estimate whether ΔS° for the reaction is positive, negative, or impossible to predict.
(c)

For the following values of ∆H° , ∆S°, and T, tell whether the process would be favored.

(a) ∆H° = -15 kcal/mol ; ∆S° = +37 cal/mol•K ; T = 273 K

For each reaction, estimate whether ΔS° for the reaction is positive, negative, or impossible to predict.

(a)

When ethene is mixed with hydrogen in the presence of a platinum catalyst, hydrogen adds across the double bond to form ethane. At room temperature, the reaction goes to completion. Predict the signs of ΔH° and ΔS° for this reaction. Explain these signs in terms of bonding and freedom of motion.

For each reaction, estimate whether ΔS° for the reaction is positive, negative, or impossible to predict.

(b)

a. For which reaction in each set will ∆S° be more significant?

b. For which reaction will ∆S° be positive?

1. A ⇌ B or A + B ⇌ C

2. A ⇌ B + C or A + B ⇌ C + D

a. Which of the following reactions has the larger ∆S° value?

b. Is the ∆S° value positive or negative?

At what temperature does the entropy change of a process not contribute to the favorability of a process?

The hydrogenation of alkenes is a reaction we study in Chapter 9.

(b) Is this reaction favored or disfavored in terms of entropy?