For the isothermal expansion of a gas into a vacuum, E = 0, q = 0, and

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For the isothermal expansion of a gas into a vacuum, ΔE = 0, q = 0, and w = 0.
(a) Is this a spontaneous process?
(b) Explain why no work is done by the system during this process.
(c) In thermodynamics, what is the "driving force" for the expansion of the gas?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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