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An exothermic reaction is always thermodynamically spontaneous. Justify.

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asked Oct 6, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 26 ● 374 ● 813

An exothermic reaction is always thermodynamically spontaneous. Justify.

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answered Oct 6, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 61 ● 410 ● 940
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As the reaction of the type accompanied by decrease of randomness, the heat released is absorbed by the surroundings so that the entropy of the surroundings increases to such an extent that ΔS total is positive.

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