Question: Consider the following Bronstead acid-base reaction at 25C: HF(aq) + Cl-(aq) HCl(aq) + F-(aq) (a) Predict whether K will be greater or smaller than

Consider the following Bronstead acid-base reaction at 25°C:
HF(aq) + Cl-(aq) ⇌ HCl(aq) + F-(aq)
(a) Predict whether K will be greater or smaller than unity. (b) Does DS° or DH° make a greater contribution to ∆G°? (c) Is ∆H° likely to be positive or negative?

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