Question

For a spontaneous process, which of the following MUST be true?

Answer 1

Answer:

C;  ΔSuniv>0

Explanation:

In this question, we want to select which of the options must be true.

What we should understand is that for a process to be spontaneous, the change in entropy must be greater than 0 i.e the change in entropy must be positive.

Looking at the options we have; option C is the correct answer.

Option B looks correct but it is wrong. This is because if change in universal entropy is greater than zero, then change in Gibbs free energy must be less than zero for spontaneity to occur