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Chemical Engineering · Q378

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 378

Q378

For a spontaneous process, free energy

A.
Is zero
B.
Increases
C.
Decreases whereas the entropy increases
Answer
D.
And entropy both decrease

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
From second law of thermodynamics

For an irreversible process
And for a reversible process
For any spontaneous process there should be finite changes so, we can consider it as an irreversible process and we know for irreversible process from second law of thermodynamics by above discussion:
Under constant temperature and volume process
Similarly for an constant temperature and pressure process