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    The document discusses key concepts relating to entropy, enthalpy, and free energy. It provides background on the equations relating these factors, including ∆G = ∆H–T∆S. A take-home challenge is presented involving calculations and analysis of entropy, enthalpy, and free energy changes for chemical reactions involving vinegar and baking soda, as well as ice melting. The challenge aims to relate the sign and magnitude of entropy and enthalpy changes to the sign of the resulting free energy change.

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    The document discusses key concepts relating to entropy, enthalpy, and free energy. It provides background on the equations relating these factors, including ∆G = ∆H–T∆S. A take-home challenge is presented involving calculations and analysis of entropy, enthalpy, and free energy changes for chemical reactions involving vinegar and baking soda, as well as ice melting. The challenge aims to relate the sign and magnitude of entropy and enthalpy changes to the sign of the resulting free energy change.

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    Take-Home Challenge

    Entropy, Enthalpy, and Free Energy

    The equation relating these factors is: G = HTS, where G is free energy, H is enthalpy, S is entropy, and T is temperature (in Kelvin). Although temperature values will always be positive, entropy, enthalpy, and free energy values can be positive or negative. For a given process, a quantitative value for each factor can be calculated using the known values of the factors for each reactant involved (see Table 1) according to the general equation Xrx = X(products) X(reactants). See if the following activity helps you better understand what these quantities really mean. Table 1 HCO3 H+ H2O (l) CO2 (g)
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    (kJ/mol) -691.1 0 -285.8 -393.5

    S (J/K mol) 94.94 0 69.9 213.6

    G (kJ/mol) -587.1 0 -237.2 -394.4

    Materials
    vinegar baking soda thin-walled cup tablespoon measure teaspoon measure

    Exploration
    Step 1 Put about 2 tablespoons vinegar in a cup. Add a teaspoon or two of baking soda to the cup. (a) What do you observe through sight, sound, and touch? (b) What kind of change is occurring? (c) What are the formulas of the 2 major components of vinegar and of the one component of baking soda? (d) Write the overall equation and the net ionic equation for the process. Step 2 (a) Define entropy and the significance of the sign of its value. (b) Based on your observations, explain the entropy change for the system observed in Step 1. (c) Use the entropy data from Table 1 to calculate the entropy change for the net ionic equation from Step 1. (d) Is your calculated value consistent with your conclusions from observation? Explain.

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    Take-Home Challenge

    Step 3 (a) Define enthalpy and the significance of the sign of its value. (b) Based on your observations, explain the enthalpy change for the system observed in Step 1. (c) Use the enthalpy data from Table 1 to calculate the enthalpy change for the net ionic equation from Step 1. (d) Is your calculated value consistent with your conclusions from observation? Explain. Step 4 (a) Define free energy and the significance of the sign of its value. There are two ways to calculate the free energy of the system observed in Step 1 from the available data. (b) Calculate free energy both ways using the 2 equations and Table 1 data and calculated values from Steps 2 and 3 (assume that the reaction was performed at 25C). (c) Compare the values. (d) What do these values tell you about the type of change that occurred? Explain. (e) A change in what condition would make which one of these two equations invalid? Explain. Step 5 Now think about the process of an ice cube melting at room temperature. (a) What kind of change is this? (b) Without doing any calculations, predict the signs of entropy, enthalpy, and free energy and explain your reasoning.

    Challenge
    Based on the consideration of two real processes, what can be concluded about how the sign and/or magnitude of entropy and enthalpy affect free energy? Answer the challenge by considering the equation: G = HTS, to complete Table 2: Table 2 S negative positive small and negative large and positive

    H positive negative large and negative small and positive

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    Instructor Notes

    Entropy, Enthalpy, and Free Energy


    Concepts
    entropy, enthalpy, free energy, spontaneity

    Expected Student Responses to Exploration


    Step 1 (a) Bubbles are both seen and heard and an observant student should notice that the system feels cooler. (b) A chemical change is occurring. (c) The major components of vinegar are water, H2O (solvent), and acetic acid, HC2H3O2; baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3). (d) The overall equation is: NaHCO3(aq) + HC2H3O2(aq) H2O(l) + CO2(g) + NaC2H3O2(aq) The net ionic equation is: HCO - + H+ H2O(l) + CO2(g) Step 2 (a) Entropy is a measure of disorder. A positive change in entropy value indicates that the system has become more disordered; a negative change in entropy value indicates that the system has become more ordered. (b) The entropy of the system in Step 1 increased because a gas was produced; a gas is far more disordered than a liquid. (c) The calculated value is 188.6 J/K. (d) The value is consistent; a positive value indicates disorder has increased. Step 3 (a) Enthalpy is a measure of heat energy. For an endothermic process (the system absorbs heat from the surroundings), the enthalpy is positive. For an exothermic process (the system releases heat to the surroundings), the enthalpy is negative. (b) Based on the system getting colder as a result of the chemical change, the process is exothermic and the enthalpy is negative. (c) The calculated value is 11.8 kJ. (d) The value is logical; a positive value indicates the reaction is endothermic. Step 4 (a) Free energy is the amount of energy that is available to do work. A negative value indicates the process is spontaneous; a positive value indicates it is not. (b) Using free energy values gives -44.5 kJ; using entropy and enthalpy values gives -44.4 kJ. (c) The values are essentially equivalent. (d) The negative free energy values indicate the process is spontaneous. (e) A change in temperature would mean that only the equation G = HTS could be used; the other equation only applies for reactions at standard conditions (25C).
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    Instructor Notes

    Step 5 (a) This is a physical change. (b) We know that an ice cube melts at room temperature. It is, therefore, a spontaneous process; free energy is negative. The process of a solid transforming to a liquid involves an increase in disorder; entropy is positive. Heat is taken in, so the process is endothermic; enthalpy is positive.

    Expected Student Answer to Challenge


    H positive negative large and negative small and positive S negative positive small and negative large and positive positive negative positive negative G

    Acknowledgment
    This activity was developed as a part of the NSF-funded General Chemistry: Discovery-Based Advances for the Two-Year College Chemistry Curriculum project, grant #DUE-9354378.

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