The conversion of natural gas, which is mostly methane, into products that contain two or more carbon
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In practice, this reaction is carried out in the presence of oxygen:
(a) Using the data in Appendix C, calculate K for these reactions at 25°C and 500°C.
(b) Is the difference in ΔG° for the two reactions due primarily to the enthalpy term (ΔH) or the entropy term (-T ΔS)?
(c) Explain how the preceding reactions are an example of driving a nonspontaneous reaction, as discussed in the "Chemistry and Life" box in Section 19.7.
(d) The reaction of CH4 and O2 to form C2H6 and H2O must be carried out carefully to avoid a competing reaction. What is the most likely competing reaction?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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