alleryStart learning →Forming a solution is described as which kind of process?
AA spontaneous process
BAn impossible process
CAn enforced process
DA reversible process
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A spontaneous process
1. Some processes need no outside push to happen.
2. The formation of a solution is an example of a spontaneous process.
3. A spontaneous process occurs under specified conditions without external energy.
4. Stirring can speed dissolution but is not necessary.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Solutions and Colloids', sections 11.1-11.5_
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