(a)(i) Define entropy (ii) What term is used to describe a reaction in which heat is absorbed from the surrounding? (b) State two conditions that can lead t...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Chemistry - 1997 (Essay) Subject: Chemistry

Question 1 Report

(a)(i) Define entropy

(ii) What term is used to describe a reaction in which heat is absorbed from the surrounding?

(b) State two conditions that can lead to ineffective collisions during a chemical reaction.

Answer Details

(a)(i) Entropy is a measure of the degree of disorder or randomness of a system.

(ii) A reaction in which heat is absorbed from the surroundings is described as endothermic.

(b) Two conditions that lead to ineffective collisions:

  • The colliding particles possess energy less than the activation energy.
  • The particles collide with the wrong (unfavourable) orientation.

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