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Is the following reaction always, sometimes or never spontaneous: NaOH(s) → Na+(aq) + OH-(aq)

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See

NaOH was in solid state

Both the solute and solvent turns to aqueous i.e liquid form .

So

  • Randomness increases
  • Gibbs free energy decreases
  • ∆G is -ve

So

  • spontaneous always
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