The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the following thermodynamic
Chapter 6, Problem 6.32(choose chapter or problem)
The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the following thermodynamic parameters: H2C + H2O CH3CH2OH H = 44 kJ/mol S = 0.12 kJ/(K mol) Keq = 24 CH2 (a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic? (b) Is the reaction favorable (spontaneous) or unfavorable (nonspontaneous) at room temperature (298 K)?
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