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Chemical Engineering · Q224

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 224

Q224

A chemical reaction will occur spontaneously at constant pressure and temperature, if the free energy is

A.
Zero
B.
Positive
C.
Negative
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Since for an spontaneous process
For, constant temperature and constant pressure process the above equation can be written as

For spontaneous process.