Which property that must decrease when a gas condenses into a liquid?
A
Standard voltaic potential
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B
Entropy
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C
Enthalpy
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D
Reaction rate
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E
Gibbs free energy
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Solution
The correct option is A Entropy Entropy must decrease when a gas condenses into a liquid. The entropy of a gas is higher than the entropy of liquid as gas molecules are free to move and the liquid molecules are held by strong intermolecular attractive forces.