A Change of State Occurring in a System Is Accompanied

question 23

Multiple Choice

A change of state occurring in a system is accompanied by 60.7 kJ of heat that is transferred to the surroundings at a constant pressure and at a constant temperature of 300 K.Calculate the ΔS(surroundings) for the process.

• A) -202 J/K
• B) -60.7 kJ/K
• C) 202 J/K
• D) 60.7 kJ/K
• E) 239 kJ/K

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