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If an endothermic reaction is non-spontaneous at freezing point of water and becomes feasible at its boiling point, then :
- Ais -ve, is +ve
- Band are both +ve
- Cand are both -ve
- Dis +ve, is -ve
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Correct answer: B
- For spontaneity, the Gibbs free energy change must be negative:
A reaction is feasible (spontaneous) when:
- The reaction is stated to be endothermic, so:
Thus, options with negative are immediately rejected.
- Option A: ❌
- Option C: ❌
So only B or D may be possible.
- The reaction is non-spontaneous at the freezing point of water (), but feasible at the boiling point of water ().
This means:
- At low temperature:
- At high temperature:
- Since increasing temperature makes the reaction spontaneous, the term must become more negative as increases.
That can happen only if:
Because then increasing increases the magnitude of , making:
change from positive to negative.
- Therefore:
So the correct option is:
- Check of all options:
- A: negative, positive → not endothermic ❌
- B: positive, positive → non-spontaneous at low , spontaneous at high ✅
- C: both negative → not endothermic ❌
- D: positive, negative → becomes less spontaneous at higher ❌
Hence, the reaction must have both and positive.
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