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Offline hallie3

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ΔG of Vaporization Question
« on: March 02, 2014, 07:04:44 PM »
Use the thermodynamic data provided below to determine ΔG (in kJ/mol) for the vaporization of CCl4 at 139.15 °C if the initial partial pressure of CCl4 is 0.5 atm.

Substance       ΔH°f (kJ/mol)       S° (J mol-1K-1)
CCl4 (l)       -128.4              214.4
CCl4 (g)       -96                      309.6


My attempt:
ΔG =-RTlnK
K = ln(0.5) = -0.6931471806
ΔG = -(0.008314)(139.15 + 273.15)(ln(-0.6931471806))
ΔG =2.37 kJ/mol

However, this is wrong. Where have I gone off? Should I be utilizing the ΔS and ΔH values? And if so, how? Thanks in advance!

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Re: ΔG of Vaporization Question
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2014, 12:17:39 PM »
How do you calculate a Gibbs energy from entropy and enthalpy?
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