Question

DOUBLE POINTS!! What causes a reaction to be spontaneous? Provide an example in your explanation.

Answer 1

A chemical reaction is considered spontaneous if A) the reaction releases heat, and B) if the entropy of the system increases. There is a formula known as the Gibbs Free Energy equation that predicts whether or not a reaction will be spontaneous; this formula considers the enthalpy side (heat) and the entropy side (disorder) of the reaction when making the prediction.

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