alleryStart learning →Two gases mix by diffusion in an isolated container with ΔH = 0. What drives this?
ARise in entropy
BFall in pressure
CRise in enthalpy
DFall in energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rise in entropy
The mixture is more random than the separated gases, so rising entropy drives the change when ΔH is zero.
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