Consider the Following Compounds and Their Standard Free Energies of Formation

question 50

Multiple Choice

Consider the following compounds and their standard free energies of formation: Which of these liquids is (are) thermodynamically unstable?

• A)2
• B)1,3,and 5
• C)1 and 4
• D)2 and 3
• E)2 and 4

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