NEET Chemistry · Hard

Thermodynamics: Chapter logic MCQ

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Chapter logicHardQuestion 23075

Question

The cleanest way to think about spontaneity is that nature balances the tendency to lower enthalpy with the tendency to:

  1. A
    Increase entropy
    Correct
  2. B
    Decrease temperature
  3. C
    Increase pressure
  4. D
    Decrease mass

Correct answer

Increase entropy

Explanation

Gibbs free energy combines these two tendencies.