Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 17 - Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium - Questions & Problems - Page 804: 17.3

Answer

a) nonspontaneous b) spontaneous c) nonspontaneous

Work Step by Step

a) This is nonspontaneous because the sodium nitrate will not dissolve because the solution is already saturated. b) This is spontaneous as the dissolution will occur since the solution is unsaturated. c) This is nonspontaneous because the sodium nitrate will not dissolve because the solution is super saturated.
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