Q.

For a given reaction, ΔH=35.5kJmol-1 and ΔS=83.6JK-1mol-1. The reaction is spontaneous at (Assume that ΔH and ΔS do not vary with temperature.)                  [2017]

1 T>425 K  
2 all temperatures  
3 T>298 K  
4 T<425 K  

Ans.

(1)

For a spontaneous reaction, ΔG<0 i.e., ΔH-TΔS<0

T>ΔHΔST>35.5×100083.6=424.6425 K

  T>425 K