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Naturally occurring processes are accompanied by increase in entropy. Hence, entropy of the universe is continuously increasing.
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  3. Explain the terms entropy and free energy.Why does entropy of a solid ...

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  4. What do you meanby Entropy of vaporisation or Entropy of fusion or E...

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  5. Give a statement which includes the main ideas of the first law and se...

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  6. State the second law of thermodynamics.

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  7. What is the Gibbs Helmhotz equation ?

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  8. What is free energy? How is it related to the spontaneity of a reactio...

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  9. How are internal energy change( at constant pressure) , free energy ch...

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  10. How are the following related ? ( Give mathematical relation ) (i) F...

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  11. A reversible reaction has DeltaG^(@) negative for forward reaction ? ...

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  12. What is the criteria for spontaneity in terms of free energy change ...

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  13. Why for predicting the spontaneity of a reaction , free energy criteri...

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  14. State the thermodynamic condition of spontaneous occurance of a proces...

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  15. Why a non- spontaneous reaction becomes spontaneous when coupled with ...

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  16. Write down the expression for standard free energy change in terms of ...

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  17. State the third law of thermodynamics.

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  18. When is the entropy of a perfectly crystalline solid zero?

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  19. State the law governing entropy and temperature.

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  20. Which out of the following can be determined ? Absolute internal ene...

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