Which of the Following Must Be True for a Spontaneous $\Delta$

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following must be true for a spontaneous exothermic process?

• A)only \(\Delta\)S_sys is less than 0
• B)only \(\Delta\)S_sys is greater than 0
• C)both \(\Delta\)S_sys is less than 0 and the magnitude of \(\Delta\)S_sys is less than the magnitude of \(\Delta\)S_surr
• D)both \(\Delta\)S_sys is less than 0 and the magnitude of \(\Delta\)S_sys is greater than the magnitude of \(\Delta\)S_surr
• E)either \(\Delta\)S_sys is greater than 0 or \(\Delta\)S_sys is less than 0 and the magnitude of \(\Delta\)S_sys is less than the magnitude of \(\Delta\)S_surr

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A computed value used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis within the framework of statistical hypothesis testing.

Rejection Region

The range of values for which a null hypothesis is rejected in hypothesis testing.

Chi-Square Goodness-Of-Fit Test

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