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Chemistry Question on Thermodynamics

When the heat of reaction at constant pressure is 5×103-5 \times 10^3 cal and the entropy change is 7.4caldeg17.4 \, \text{cal} \, \text{deg}^{-1} at 25C25^\circ\text{C}, the reaction is predicted as

A

reversible

B

spontaneous

C

non-spontaneous

D

irreversible

Answer

spontaneous

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (B):spontaneous