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Calculating Temperature of Converision
« on: June 10, 2008, 08:26:27 PM »
Elemental sulfur can exist in two crystalline forms, rhombic and monoclinic. Calculate the temperature for the conversion of monoclinic sulfur to rhombic sulfur given the following data:

Substance   ΔHfº (kJ/mol)   Sº (J/K•mol)

S(rhombic)   0   31.73

S(monoclinic)   0.30   32.55



Help would be greatly appreciated with how to tackle this question. I have a feeling it is easy and I know how to do it but the answer and way is eluding me at the moment. Thanks in advance

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Re: Calculating Temperature of Converision
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2008, 08:43:05 PM »
What happens to the change in free energy when the rhombic and monoclinic forms are in equilibrium?

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Re: Calculating Temperature of Converision
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2008, 01:48:28 AM »
Is it just the difference in entropy - products - reactants???

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Re: Calculating Temperature of Converision
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2008, 10:26:35 AM »
Start with the definition for change in free energy (ΔG).

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Re: Calculating Temperature of Converision
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2008, 10:07:45 AM »
You'll need the free energy of formation for these as well.  delta G for rhombic sulfur is 0kj/mol and for monoclinic it is 0.1kj/mol. 

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