Which of the Following Statements Regarding Free Energy Is NOT

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding free energy is NOT true?

• A)Free energy represents the maximum work that a thermodynamic system can perform during a spontaneous change.
• B)Free energy represents the minimum work that would be required to make a thermodynamic system undergo a nonspontaneous change.
• C)The free energy of a system increases during the course of a spontaneous reaction as the entropy of the universe increases.
• D)The Gibbs free energy change of a reaction reflects the work associated with processes happening at constant temperature and pressure.
• E)The Gibbs free energy of a spontaneous process is negative.

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Definitions:

Total Variation

The total sum of squared differences between each observation and the overall mean of a data set, used in statistics to measure variability.

Group Mean

The average of a set of numerical values representing a particular characteristic of a group of individuals or items.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that estimates the true value of a parameter within a certain level of confidence.

Population Variance

The variance calculated from the entire population of a dataset, representing the true measure of its variability.