Answer to Question #189764 in General Chemistry for Michael

Question

Above which temperature, in K, will the following reaction proceed spontaneously? Round off your answer to the nearest whole number and omit the unit.

C

a

C

O

3

(

s

)

→

C

a

O

(

s

)

+

C

O

2

(

g

)

Δ

H

o

=

+

178.4

k

J

m

o

l

Δ

S

o

=

+

160.6

J

m

o

l

K

Answer 1

CaCO3(s)→CaO(s)+CO2(g)

ΔHo=+178.4kJmol

ΔSo=+160.6JmolK

Temperature = 161 K