Spontaneous process means that the process has a tendency/potential to occur without any assistance from extrenal agency
work have to be done to bring it about
Non - spontaneous process-will not happen without any assistance from external energy
Spontaneous process is an irreversible process which can only be reversed only by doing work
Reverse - non-spontaneous process
Mixing of ideal gases ⇒ spontaneous
21N2(g)+O2(g)→NO2(g)
ΔrH∘=+33.2,kJ,mol−1
What is the criteria for Spontaneity?
matter / energy is getting dispersed
system + Surroundings → together is more random
Natural tendency is to disperse/randomise/ become disordered
Quantify randomness →
we introduce a thermodynamic parameter
Entropy (S)
for any spontaneous process the value of entropy of system + entropy of surroundings will increase
ΔSsystem +ΔSsurrounding >0
isolated System
ΔSsystem >o
2nd law thermodynamics
T1>T2
ΔStotal>0
ΔS=Tqrev
Tqrev : energy transfer to system reversibly
T: temperature in K
Entorpy?
(water)
- 2 NaHCO3(s) →Na2CO3(s)+CO2(s)+H2O(s)
ΔS>0
Spontaneity ΔSsys+ΔSsurr>o