Question #158092
What are spontaneous reactions? Give an example of a spontaneous reaction and state the criterion of spontaneity of reaction?
Expert's answer
A process that occurs spontaneously and minimizes the potential energy of the system is called spontaneous.
Example: CH4 +2O2 = CO2 + 2H2O
Criterion: ∆G≤0
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