Answer: D. An increase in entropy
Explanation:
Entropy is the measure of randomness or disorder of a system. If a system moves from an disordered arrangement to an ordered arrangement, the entropy is said to increase and vice versa.
For a reaction to be spontaneous, the enthalpy of the solution must decrease and the entropy must increase.
To overcome a positive enthalpy of solution and allow a solid solute to dissolve in water, an increase in entropy would make the reaction spontaneous as the system would move to a more disordered state.
4Al+6Fe(NO3)2= 6Fe+4Al(NO3)3
Equilibrium expression is ![Keq = \frac{[H3O+][HCO3^-]}{[H2CO3]}\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Keq%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5BH3O%2B%5D%5BHCO3%5E-%5D%7D%7B%5BH2CO3%5D%7D%5C%5C)
<u>Explanation:</u>
Equilibrium expression is denoted by Keq.
Keq is the equilibrium constant that is defined as the ratio of concentration of products to the concentration of reactants each raised to the power its stoichiometric coefficients.
Example -
aA + bB = cC + dD
So, Keq = conc of product/ conc of reactant
![Keq = \frac{[C]^c [D]^d}{[A]^a [B]^b}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Keq%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5BC%5D%5Ec%20%5BD%5D%5Ed%7D%7B%5BA%5D%5Ea%20%5BB%5D%5Eb%7D)
So from the equation, H₂CO₃+H₂O = H₃O+HCO₃⁻¹
![Keq = \frac{[H3O^+]^1 [HCO3^-]^1}{[H2CO3]^1 [H2O]^1}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Keq%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5BH3O%5E%2B%5D%5E1%20%5BHCO3%5E-%5D%5E1%7D%7B%5BH2CO3%5D%5E1%20%5BH2O%5D%5E1%7D)
The concentration of pure solid and liquid is considered as 1. Therefore, concentration of H2O is 1.
Thus,
![Keq = \frac{[H3O+][HCO3^-]}{[H2CO3]}\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Keq%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5BH3O%2B%5D%5BHCO3%5E-%5D%7D%7B%5BH2CO3%5D%7D%5C%5C)
Therefore, Equilibrium expression is ![Keq = \frac{[H3O+][HCO3^-]}{[H2CO3]}\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Keq%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5BH3O%2B%5D%5BHCO3%5E-%5D%7D%7B%5BH2CO3%5D%7D%5C%5C)
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