A 810-G Quantity of Ethanol, in the Liquid State at Its

question 31

Multiple Choice

A 810-g quantity of ethanol, in the liquid state at its melting point of is frozen at atmospheric pressure. The heat of fusion of ethanol is 1.04 × 10⁵ J/kg, the molecular mass is 46.1 g/mol, and the ideal gas constant is R = 8.314 J/(mol ∙ K) . The change in the entropy of the ethanol as it freezes is closest to

• A) -540 J/K.
• B) -490 J/K.
• C) -600 J/K.
• D) 490 J/K.
• E) 540 J/K.

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