For the reaction of gaseous substances with increasing gaseous molecules (from reactant to product side) and given the ΔH° that is +150 kJ/mol and ΔS° that is +171 J/K ∙ mol, how can you describe this reaction?  a. It is spontaneous only at low temperatures. b. It is spontaneous only at high temperatures. c. It is spontaneous all the time. d. It is non-spontaneous.

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For the reaction of gaseous substances with increasing gaseous molecules (from reactant to product side) and given the ΔH° that is +150 kJ/mol and ΔS° that is +171 J/K ∙ mol, how can you describe this reaction? 

a. It is spontaneous only at low temperatures.
b. It is spontaneous only at high temperatures.
c. It is spontaneous all the time.
d. It is non-spontaneous. 
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