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Predict whether it is possible or not to reduce magnesium oxide using carbon at `298K` according to the reaction. `MgO(s) +C(s) rarr Mg(s) +CO(g)` `Delta_(r)H^(Theta) = +491.18 kJ mol^(-1)` and `Delta_(r)S^(Theta) = 197.67 J K^(-1) mol^(-1)` If not at what temperature, the reaction becomes spontaneous. |
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Answer» `MgO_((s))+C_((s))toMg_((s))+CO_((g))` `DeltaG^(@)=DeltaH^(@)-TDeltaS^(@)` `=491.18-298xx[197.67xx10^(-3)]` `=432.27 kJ` Thus reaction is non-spontaneous at `298 K`. For spontaneous nature `DeltaG^(@)=-ve i.,e TDeltaS^(@)gtDeltaH^(@)` or `Txx[197.67xx10^(-3)]gt491.18` or `Tgt491.18/(197.67xx10^(-3))gt2484.8 K` |
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