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  4. A reaction, A+B xrightarrow[]C+D+q is found to have a positive entropy change. The reaction will be

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Q. A reaction, $ A+B\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}C+D+q $ is found to have a positive entropy change. The reaction will be

ManipalManipal 2012Thermodynamics

Solution:

$ \Delta G=\Delta H-T\Delta S $
For the given reaction,
$ \Delta H=-ve $ as it is exothermic,
$ \Delta S=+ve $ then $ \Delta G=-ve $ .
So, the reaction will be spontaneous at all the temperatures.