Question

The pressure at the center of the earth is probably greater than 3x106 atm, and the temperature there is about 4000 °C. What is the change in the Gibbs function of reaction on going from crust to core for a reaction in which Vm = 1 cm3 mol-1 and Sm = 2.1 J K-1 mol-1

Answer 1

The change in the Gibbs function of reaction on going from crust to core, dG=291442.4 J/mol

Step-by-step explanation:

dG=vdp-sdT

Where T is the temperature .

P is the pressure.

S is entropy

V= 1cm3 =10-6 m3

P= 3*10∧6 atm = 3*10∧11 pa

The temperature at the center of the earth, Tc = 4*103 °C. : The temperature at the sufrace (crust) of the earth, Ts =298K.

Subistuting the values

dG = (10-6 *(3*1011-105) - (2.1(4373-298))

dG=291442.4 J/mol.