Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Phosphorus pentachloride splits on heating: . The standard enthalpies of formation are and , and the standard molar entropies are , and . Take and as constant with temperature, , and .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
(a) Enthalpy. .
(b) Entropy. : one mole of gas becomes two.
(c) Gibbs energy at 298 K. .
(d) K at 298 K. , so . Very little splits at room temperature.
(e) The changeover. at . Above it, wins and .
(f) K at 600 K. , so and .
Check. With natural logarithms, gives the same two values to within (2.303 is rounded).
Watch out. is in joules and in kilojoules. Mixing them gives a changeover temperature a thousand times too small.
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