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A process has ΔH=200Jmol1 and ΔS=40JK1mol1. The minimum temperature at which the process will be spontaneous is


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12K

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20K

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20K

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D

5K

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Solution

The correct option is D

5K


For a process to be spontaneous, the Gibb's free energy has to be negative.

So, ΔG<0

ΔH TΔS<0

Given ΔH=200Jmol1 and ΔS=40JK1mol1

Substituting these values, we get minimum temperature for feasibility as 5K.


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