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Week 14 CHEM 1310 - Sections L and M 1
Ch. 10: Spontaneity & Entropy
Spontaneous chemical reactions occur bythemselves, given time, without outside
intervention.
2 C8H18(l) + 25 O2(g) 16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(l)
Octanefuel
Why doesn’t the reverse reaction occur spontaneously? Equilibrium is far to the right for this reaction.
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Ch. 10: Spontaneity & Entropy
Spontaneous chemical reactions occur bythemselves, given time, without outside
intervention.
Air Bromine Vapor Spontaneous Change
More intuitive illustration…
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Some chemical reactions are not spontaneous.Why?
Air Bromine VaporMixture of Air and
Bromine Vapor X
Spontaneity
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How can one predict whether or not achemical reaction will be spontaneous?
THEORY: Consider 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Spontaneity
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed
Addresses questions such as:• How much energy is involved in a change?• Does energy flow into or out of a system?• What form does the energy finally assume?
Not spontaneity…
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How can one predict whether or not achemical reaction will be spontaneous?
THEORY: Consider Enthalpy
Δ H > 0 Endothermic Non-spontaneousΔ H < 0 Exothermic Spontaneous
NO!
NH4Cl (s) NH4+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) Δ Hro = +14.8 kJ/molENDOTHERMIC but SPONTANEOUS!!!
Spontaneity
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Many phase changes also disobey the theory ofenthalpy as an indicator of spontaneity…
H2O (g) H2O (l) Δ Hro = -40.66 kJ/molEXOTHERMIC
SPONTANEOUS at T < 100°C
H2O (l) H2O (g) Δ Hro = +40.66 kJ/molENDOTHERMIC
SPONTANEOUS at T > 100°C
Spontaneity
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S = kB ln ΩkB = Boltzmann constantΩ = # microstates available
RN0
= 8.314472 J K-1 mol-1
6.022142 x 1023 mol-1kB =
kB = 1.308630 x 10-23 J/K
- a measure of the disorder of a system
Entropy
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The entropy of a substance increases withincreasing temperature in part because the
number of degrees of freedom increases withtemperature.
Translation RotationVibration
Degrees of Freedom
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Entropy & Spontaneous Change
S = kB ln Ω Why do increases in entropy, S,correspond to spontaneous changes?Probability
2 Molecules: 1 in 4 chance
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Entropy & Spontaneous Change
S = kB ln Ω Why do increases in entropy, S,correspond to spontaneous changes?Probability
4 Molecules
2 possibilities
8 possibilities
6 possibilities
1 in 16chance
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Entropy & Spontaneous Change
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Spontaneous change in an isolated systemalways goes to increase the # of microstates inthat system entropy increases.
Spontaneous change in a non-isolated systemoften leads to a decrease in entropy.
Determining the number of microstates is not practical!
Entropy & Spontaneous Change
S = kB ln ΩHow can we describe entropy in more useful terms?
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Entropy in Terms of Volume
S = kB ln Ω ∆ S = S2 - S1
∆ S = kB ln Ω2 - kB ln Ω1 = kB ln (Ω2/Ω1)
Consider one gas molecule at V1 and 2V1…
∆ S = kB ln 2Ω1 - kB ln Ω1 = kB ln 2
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Entropy in Terms of Volume
S = kB ln Ω ∆ S = S2 - S1
∆ S = kB ln Ω2 - kB ln Ω1 = kB ln (Ω2/Ω1)
Consider a mole of gas molecules at V1 and 2V1…
∆ S = kB ln N0Ω1 - kB ln Ω1 = kB ln 2 N0
∆ S = N0 kB ln (V2/V1)…
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Entropy in Terms of Volume
Consider a mole of gas molecules at V1 and V2…
∆ S = kB ln N0Ω1 - kB ln Ω1 = kB ln 2 N0
∆ S = N0 kB ln (V2/V1)…
∆ S = N0 (R/N0) ln (V2/V1)∆ S = R ln (V2/V1)∆ S = n R ln (V2/V1)
Recall:kB = R/N0
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Entropy in Terms of Work
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ln
ext
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rev rev
w P V
Work P dV
Vw nRT q
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= - D
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Ê ˆ= - = -Á ˜
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Ú Pexternal = nRTV
PV = nRT
This expression is very similar to that for ∆S…
∆ S = n R ln (V2/V1) ∆ S = nRT ln (V2/V1)T∆ S = qrev / T
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Entropy Expressions
∆ S = qrev / TS = kB ln Ω
kB = 1.308630 x 10-23 J/K
Notice that the units for S are J/K!
As T increases, S increases.So, why the inverse relationship?
T increasing