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Chemistry 2720 Fall 1999 Quiz 6 Solution

Condensation is the reaction

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To determine whether a reaction is spontaneous, we need to calculate the free energy change. In this case, we first need to adjust the standard free energy change to tex2html_wrap_inline76 (293.15K).

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Since tex2html_wrap_inline78 is positive, the reaction is not spontaneous. In other words, boron trichloride evaporates under these conditions.


Marc Roussel
Thu Oct 28 11:04:19 MDT 1999