Oxygen and Spontaneous Reactions
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The element oxygen was prepared by Joseph Priestley in 1774 by heating mercury oxide: HgO(s)->Hg(l) + (1/2)O2(g)
delta H = 90.84 KiloJoule/mol
S(Hg)=76.02 J/K x mol
S(o2)=205.0 J/K x mol
s(HgO) =70.29 J/k x mol
Estimate the temperature at which this reaction will become spontaneous under standard state conditions.
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