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"At temperatures other than 25 °C, assuming the change in ΔH°rxn and ΔS°rxn is negligible, ΔGrxn = _____.

a) ΔH°rxn - TΔS°rxn

b) ΔH°rxn + TΔS°rxn

c) ΔH°rxn / TΔS°rxn

d) ΔH°rxn * TΔS°rxn

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Final answer:

The expression for ΔGrxn at temperatures other than 25 °C, assuming negligible changes in ΔH°rxn and ΔS°rxn, is ΔGrxn = ΔH°rxn - TΔS°rxn.

Step-by-step explanation:

At temperatures other than 25 °C, assuming the change in ΔH°rxn (standard enthalpy change) and ΔS°rxn (standard entropy change) is negligible, the expression for ΔGrxn (standard Gibbs free energy change) is ΔGrxn = ΔH°rxn - TΔS°rxn. Therefore, the correct answer is a) ΔH°rxn - TΔS°rxn. This relationship is derived from the fundamental Gibbs free energy equation at any temperature when the enthalpy and entropy of a reaction are assumed to be temperature independent.

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