Question #57ac0

1 Answer
Mar 28, 2017

Remember

DeltaG = DeltaH - TDeltaS

Thus DeltarG = DeltarH - TDeltarS because Change in a system is proportional to overall enthalpy, entropy or Gibbs free energy.

Thus for the reaction

COCl_2 rarr CO + Cl_2

We know everything except DeltarS so take it as x. Now write down the equation

("-206 kJ")/"mol "= "-220kJ"/"mol" - 298.15K xx x

Solve for x

298.15 xx x = ("-220 kJ/mol") - ("-206 kJ/mol")

298.15 xx x = -14

x = -14 /(298.15K)

= DeltarS = "-046.95623kJ"/"mol"

As we are assuming that the DeltarS which we have found and DeltarH remains constant at 450K too we can now set up the equation

DeltarG^@ = "-220kJ"/"mol" - (450K xx "-046.95623kJ/mol")

DeltarG^@ = "-220kJ"/"mol" - (450K xx "-046.95623kJ/mol")

DeltarG^@ = "-220 kJ"/"mol"-(-21.130.3035)

DeltarG^@ = "-220kJ"/"mol"+21.1303035

DeltarG^@ = "-198.8696965kJ"/"mol"

Now we know that entropy or enthalpy cannot remain constant at different temerature so

DeltarG^@ ~~ "-198.8696965kJ"/"mol"