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Assertion : A reaction which is spontaneous and accompanied by decrease of randomness must be exothermic.
Reason : All exothermic reactions are accompanied by decrease of randomness.
ChemistryThermodynamics (C)AIIMSAIIMS 2009
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If assertion is true but reason is false
$\begin{aligned} & \text { (c) }: \Delta G=\Delta H-T \Delta S \\ & - \text { ve }=\Delta H-[T(- \text { ve) }] \text { (as spontaneous) }\end{aligned}$
Exothermic reactions may be accompanied by increase or decrease of randomness.

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