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If a reaction is endothermic and has a positive delta s, what should you do to the temperature in order to make sure the reaction will run spontaneously

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Answer is: temperature must be increased to very high values.
The change in Gibbs free energy (ΔG), at constant temperature and pressure, is: ΔG=ΔH−TΔS.
ΔH is the change in enthalpy; in this example ΔH>0..
ΔS is change in entropy;
ΔS>0.
T is temperature of the system.
When ΔG is negative, a reaction (occurs without the addition of external energy) will be spontaneous (exergonic).
TΔS > ΔH.
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