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What is the sign of the entropy change for the system when the reaction below proceeds...

What is the sign of the entropy change for the system when the reaction below proceeds from reactants to products?                               N2O4(g) ------> 2 NO2(g)

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Answer: + positive sign

Explanation: Entropy is a measure of disorderness. Since 1 mole reactant gives 2 moles of product. hence entropy increases. Like when NaCl salt dissolves in H2O the NaCl dissociates into 2 ions therby entropy decreases.

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