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AP Chemistry
9.3 Gibbs Free Energy and Thermodynamic Favorability
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A thermodynamic evaluation is conducted on four industrial chemical reactions. The standard enthalpy change, \(\Delta H^\circ\), and standard entropy change, \(\Delta S^\circ\), for each reaction at \(298 \text{ K}\) are shown in the table below.

ReactionChemical equation\(\Delta H^\circ\ (\text{kJ/mol}_{\text{rxn}})\)\(\Delta S^\circ\ (\text{J}/(\text{mol}_{\text{rxn}}\cdot\text{K}))\)
1\(\text{N}_2\text{O}_4\text{(g)} \rightarrow 2\,\text{NO}_2\text{(g)}\)\(+60\)\(+200\)
2\(\text{PCl}_5\text{(g)} \rightarrow \text{PCl}_3\text{(g)} + \text{Cl}_2\text{(g)}\)\(+100\)\(+200\)
3\(\text{CaCO}_3\text{(s)} \rightarrow \text{CaO(s)} + \text{CO}_2\text{(g)}\)\(+180\)\(+225\)
4\(\text{C(s)} + \text{H}_2\text{O(g)} \rightarrow \text{CO(g)} + \text{H}_2\text{(g)}\)\(+120\)\(+100\)

Assuming that \(\Delta H^\circ\) and \(\Delta S^\circ\) remain constant with changing temperature, which of the following correctly ranks the reactions in order of increasing minimum temperature at which each reaction becomes thermodynamically favorable under standard conditions (\(\Delta G^\circ < 0\))?

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