Thermochemistry
Can you identify the correct statement regarding the process of ice melting into liquid water?
It's an exothermic reaction
It's an endothermic reaction
It's a sublimation reaction
It's a chemical change
During which phase change does the entropy of a substance increase the most?
Liquid to solid (freezing)
Solid to gas (sublimation)
Solid to liquid (melting)
Liquid to gas (vaporization)
Which quantity remains constant during a phase change from liquid to gas at boiling point?
Externally Pressure
Entropy
Volume
Temperature
Which concept explains why ice floating on water plays an essential role in maintaining aquatic life during winter months?
The lower density of ice compared to liquid water ensures insulation of underlying water layers.
The higher heat capacity of ice compared--
Given that ∆H_fus for ice is positive, what does this imply about melting ice?
Ice spontaneously melts without any addition of heat at standard conditions.
The temperature decreases as ice undergoes fusion into water.
Melting ice requires absorption of heat from the environment.
Ice releases heat as it melts into liquid water.
What occurs at the molecular level when water vapor condenses into liquid water?
Water molecules dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
The average velocity of water molecules significantly increases.
Kinetic energy within individual water molecules increases.
Intermolecular attractive forces between water molecules increase.
Find energy needed to convert 36 g ice to water vapor given the following data about water: ∆Hfus = 334 J/g, ∆Hvap = 2260 J/g.
94 kJ
24 kJ
82 kJ
70 kJ

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What happens to entropy during a phase change from solid to liquid at constant temperature and pressure?
Entropy increases due to greater molecular disorder and freedom of movement upon melting.
Entropy decreases because molecules become more ordered as they form a liquid structure.
Entropy initially increases then decreases back as dynamic equilibrium is established between phases.
Entropy remains constant since temperature is unchanged during phase transition.
Which phase change occurs when a liquid turns into a gas?
Sublimation
Deposition
Vaporization
Freezing
How would an increase in atmospheric pressure affect water's boiling point?
It decreases since higher pressure forces molecules apart easier, allowing them to vaporize at lower temperatures.
It first decreases then increases beyond its normal value due to fluctuations in intermolecular forces.
It increases because more energy is needed for water molecules to escape into vapor phase.
It remains unchanged as boiling point is solely dependent on water's chemical properties.