Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1133949649

ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 18 Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Entropy and Free Energy - Study Questions - Page 711d: 41

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Kp = 1.3 × $10^{29}$ at 298 K (ΔG° = −166.1 kJ/mol-rxn). The reaction is already extremely product-favored at 298 K. A higher temperature would make the reaction less product-favored because $Δ_{r}$S° has a negative value (−242.3 J/K ∙ mol-rxn).

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