Chemistry
Grade-8
Easy

Question

Endothermic reaction are always:

  1. Irreversible
  2. Spontaneous
  3. Non-spontaneous
  4. Reversible

hintHint:

Endothermic reactions need energy from the surroundings. More the heat faster the reaction.

The correct answer is: Non-spontaneous


    • Most endothermic reactions are not spontaneous. Without a steady supply of energy, the reaction usually stops. For example, the electrolytic decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases is an endothermic reaction.
    • This reaction produces gas only while the current is flowing. In endothermic reactions, the enthalpy usually increases.
    • However, spontaneous endothermic reactions can occur when the Gibbs free energy becomes negative due to changes in enthalpy and entropy.
    • An endothermic reaction can be spontaneous if the entropy increases beyond the change in enthalpy.

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