Is combustion of diamante to CO2 a spontaneous process? Select the most correct answer. O Yes, this is a spontaneous process as the entropy of C02 is much higher than the entropy of the regular crystal structure of diamantes. O No, diamante cannot be oxidized at normal conditions, so it is not a spontaneous process: O Yes, as far as carbon combustion is exergonic (release energy), diamante oxidation is a spontaneous process even that it requires great activation energy to be started and did not occur at normal conditions:

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A diamante was placed on grid and heated by open fire. An expectation was that if the diamante is the form of carbon, it will be in fire, but nothing happened.
Is combustion of diamante to CO2 a spontaneous process? Select the most correct answer.
Yes, this is a spontaneous process as the entropy of CO2 is much higher than the entropy of the regular crystal structure of diamantes.
No, diamante cannot be oxidized at normal conditions, so it is not a spontaneous process:
Yes, as far as carbon combustion is exergonic (release energy), diamante oxidation is a spontaneous process even that it requires great activation energy to be started and
did not occur at normal conditions;
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 1 A diamante was placed on grid and heated by open fire. An expectation was that if the diamante is the form of carbon, it will be in fire, but nothing happened. Is combustion of diamante to CO2 a spontaneous process? Select the most correct answer. Yes, this is a spontaneous process as the entropy of CO2 is much higher than the entropy of the regular crystal structure of diamantes. No, diamante cannot be oxidized at normal conditions, so it is not a spontaneous process: Yes, as far as carbon combustion is exergonic (release energy), diamante oxidation is a spontaneous process even that it requires great activation energy to be started and did not occur at normal conditions;
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