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The U.S. requires automobile fuels to contain a renewable component. The fermentation of glucose from corn produces ethanol, which is added to gasoline to fulfill this requirement: C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2
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Calculate ΔG for the reaction at 25°C. Is the spontaneity of this reaction dependent on temperature?
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ΔH rxn
ΔS rxn
The reaction is:
spontaneous at all temperatures
nonspontaneous at all temperatures
spontaneous only at high temperatures
spontaneous only at low temperatures
spontaneous only in the reverse direction