spontaneous reaction

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Flashcards on spontaneous reaction, created by Alvaro Vargas Calero on 02/05/2018.
Alvaro Vargas Calero
Flashcards by Alvaro Vargas Calero, updated more than 1 year ago
Alvaro Vargas Calero
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Spontaneous reaction Is a reaction that favors the formation of products at the conditions under which the reaction is occurring. A roaring bonfire (see next flashcard) is an example of a spontaneous reaction.
A fire is exothermic, which means a decrease in the energy of the system as energy is released to the surroundings as heat. The products of a fire are composed mostly of gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapor, so the entropy of the system increases during most combustion reactions.
This combination of a decrease in energy and an increase in entropy means that combustion reactions occur spontaneously.
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