For the process O2(g)      2O(g), ΔH° = 498 kJ·mol –1.  What would be the predicted sign of ΔS°rxn and the conditions under which this reaction would be spontaneous?   a. ΔS°rxn is negative, and the process is spontaneous at high temperatures only.   b. ΔS°rxn is negative, and the process is spontaneous at low temperatures only.   c. ΔS°rxn is positive, and the process is spontaneous at high temperatures only.   d. ΔS°rxn is positive, and the process is spontaneous at low temperatures only.

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For the process O2(g)      2O(g), ΔH° = 498 kJ·mol –1.  What would be the predicted sign of ΔS°rxn and the conditions under which this reaction would be spontaneous?

  a.

ΔS°rxn is negative, and the process is spontaneous at high temperatures only.

  b.

ΔS°rxn is negative, and the process is spontaneous at low temperatures only.

  c.

ΔS°rxn is positive, and the process is spontaneous at high temperatures only.

  d.

ΔS°rxn is positive, and the process is spontaneous at low temperatures only.

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