Two different gases occupy the two bulbs shown here. Consider the process that occurs when the stopcock is opened, assuming the gases behave ideally. (a) Draw the final (equilibrium) state. (b) Predict the signs of H and S for the process. (c) Is the process that occurs when the stopcock is opened a reversible one? (d) How does the process affect the entropy of the surroundings? [Sections 19.1 and 19.2]
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Carbon disulfide 1CS22 is a toxic, highly flammable substance. The following thermodynamic data are available for CS21l2 and CS21g2 at 298 K: (a) Draw the Lewis structure of the molecule. What do you predict for the bond order of the CS bonds? (b) Use the VSEPR method to predict the structure of the CS2 molecule. (c) Liquid CS2 burns in O2 with a blue flame, forming CO21g2 and SO21g2. Write a balanced equation for this reaction. (d) Using the data in the preceding table and in Appendix C, calculate H and G for the reaction in part (c). Is the reaction exothermic? Is it spontaneous at 298 K? (e) Use the data in the table to calculate S at 298 K for the vaporization of CS21l2. Is the sign of S as you would expect for a vaporization? (f) Using data in the table and your answer to part (e), estimate the boiling point of CS21l2. Do you predict that the substance will be a liquid or a gas at 298 K and 1 atm?
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The first step in solving 19 problem number 112 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Carbon disulfide 1CS22 is a toxic, highly flammable substance. The following thermodynamic data are available for CS21l2 and CS21g2 at 298 K: (a) Draw the Lewis structure of the molecule. What do you predict for the bond order of the CS bonds? (b) Use the VSEPR method to predict the structure of the CS2 molecule. (c) Liquid CS2 burns in O2 with a blue flame, forming CO21g2 and SO21g2. Write a balanced equation for this reaction. (d) Using the data in the preceding table and in Appendix C, calculate H and G for the reaction in part (c). Is the reaction exothermic? Is it spontaneous at 298 K? (e) Use the data in the table to calculate S at 298 K for the vaporization of CS21l2. Is the sign of S as you would expect for a vaporization? (f) Using data in the table and your answer to part (e), estimate the boiling point of CS21l2. Do you predict that the substance will be a liquid or a gas at 298 K and 1 atm?
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