Spontaneous & Non-Spontaneous Reaction W4

Spontaneous Process

A chemical reaction that favors product formation under the given conditions once the reaction begun. In other words, the reaction is observed as occurring on its own (ongoing reaction without external energy)

Non-Spontaneous Process

a chemical reaction that does not take on its own. It requires the influence of external factors in the form of energy or heat to proceed

Spontaneous

what type of reaction occurs in the burning of wood?

Non-spontaneous reactions

what type of reaction occurs in the melting of ice?

Spontaneity

Refers to how it occurs on its own without the help of any external factors

Thomsen-Berthelot principle

What principle claimed that almost all exothermic chemical processes are spontaneous?