nonspontaneous
- a word derived from spontaneous.
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Indicate whether the following processes are spontaneous or nonspontaneous.
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If ΔSuniv < 0, the process is nonspontaneous, and if ΔSuniv = 0, the system is at equilibrium.
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Such a process is nonspontaneous at all temperatures.
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Results of the calculations in Example 17.4 have just shown the spontaneous process is described by a positive cell potential while the nonspontaneous process exhibits a negative cell potential.
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Since the computed value for ΔG is positive, the reaction is nonspontaneous under these conditions.
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