Ahmed Abdullah
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\Delta G = \Delta H - T \Delta S
I don't understand this equation satisfactorily.
I have learned so far that endothermic reaction having a positive \Delta S_{system} is spontaneous at higher temperature because T\Delta S out-compete the enthalpy term and make the free energy change negative.
But I don't understand why T\Delta S _{sorrounding} should not increase with temperature as T\Delta S _{system} does.
Clearly \Delta H =-T\Delta S _{sorrounding}
so we can rewrite the gibbs free energy equation
\Delta G= -T\Delta S _{sorrounding} - T\Delta S _{system}
\Delta G = -T ( \Delta S _{sorrounding} + \Delta S _{system})
if \Delta S _{sorrounding} and \Delta S _{system} both are constant then the sign of \Delta G is independent of temperature. If \Delta G is positive increasing temperature just make it more positive and If \Delta G is negative increasing temperature just make it more negative. Temperature cannot change the sign.
I know I must be missing something. Please help!
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I don't understand this equation satisfactorily.
I have learned so far that endothermic reaction having a positive \Delta S_{system} is spontaneous at higher temperature because T\Delta S out-compete the enthalpy term and make the free energy change negative.
But I don't understand why T\Delta S _{sorrounding} should not increase with temperature as T\Delta S _{system} does.
Clearly \Delta H =-T\Delta S _{sorrounding}
so we can rewrite the gibbs free energy equation
\Delta G= -T\Delta S _{sorrounding} - T\Delta S _{system}
\Delta G = -T ( \Delta S _{sorrounding} + \Delta S _{system})
if \Delta S _{sorrounding} and \Delta S _{system} both are constant then the sign of \Delta G is independent of temperature. If \Delta G is positive increasing temperature just make it more positive and If \Delta G is negative increasing temperature just make it more negative. Temperature cannot change the sign.
I know I must be missing something. Please help!
A^{ }_{A}
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