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1 mol of ice is converted to liquid at 273 K; H2O (s) and H2O (l) have entropies 38.20 and 60.03 Jmol-1deg. Enthalpy changes in the conversion will be
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Options:
  • A 59.59 J/mol
  • B 5959.59 J/mol
  • C 595.959 J/mol
  • D 5.959 J/mol
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 5959.59 J/mol
ΔS=Sfinal-Sinitial
=(60.03-38.20Jmol-1K-1
=21.83 Jmol-1K-1
Also ΔS=ΔHfusionT
or ΔHfusion=TΔS=273 K×21.83 Jmol-1K-1
=5959.59 Jmol-1 .

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