The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the following thermodynamic parameters: (a) Is the
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The addition of water to ethylene to yield ethanol has the following thermodynamic parameters:
(a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?
(b) Is the reaction favorable (spontaneous) or unfavorable (non-spontaneous) at room temperature (298K)?
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