CHM 1046 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Spontaneous Process, Irreversible Process, Enthalpy

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Hf for an element in its elemental form is h2(g) h2(g) Any spontaneous process is irreversible because there is a net release of energy when it proceeds in that direction. It will proceed in only one direction. A reversible process will proceed back and forth between the two end conditions. This results in no change in free energy. If a process is spontaneous in one direction, it must be nonspontaneous in the opposite direction. Spontaneous processes occur because they release energy from the system. Most spontaneous processes proceed from a system of higher potential energy to a system at lower potential energy. But there are some spontaneous processes that proceed from a system of lower potential energy to a system at higher potential energy. Related to the various modes of motion in molecules. Change depends only on initial and final states. For an irreversible process (spontaneous) process suniverse>0.

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