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Give reasons : Ozone is thermodynamically unstable. |
| Answer» Solution : Ozone is thermodynamically unstable : Ozone is thermodynamically unstable with respect to oxygen because its decomposition into oxygen results in the liberation of HEAT ie, DH is NEGATIVE. Also there is INCREASE in ENTROPY in this conversion i.e., DS is positive. These two effects reinforce each other resulting in large negative Gibb.s energy change (DG) for its conversion to oxygen. | |