Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0321910419

ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 19 - Chemical Thermodynamics - Exercises - Page 849: 19.43a

Answer

Negative.

Work Step by Step

Four moles of gas are being converted to two moles of gas. There are fewer free moving particles in the products, and thus a decrease in entropy.

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