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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 17N.2.hl.TZ0.c
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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17N.2.hl.TZ0.c

Ethane-1,2-diol, HOCH2CH2OH, reacts with thionyl chloride, SOCl2, according to the reaction below.

HOCH2CH2OH (l) + 2SOCl2 (l) → ClCH2CH2Cl (l) + 2SO2 (g) + 2HCl (g)

The standard free energy change, ΔGθ, for the above reaction is –103 kJ mol–1 at 298 K.

Suggest why ΔGθ has a large negative value considering the sign of ΔHθ in part (a).

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«3 moles of» liquid to «4 moles of» gas

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«large» positive ΔS

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«large» increase in entropy

TΔS > ΔH «at the reaction temperature»

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