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What is the entropy change for the combustion of methane (CH4) at constant pressure and standard conditions (298 K and 1 atm)?

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To calculate the entropy change for the combustion of methane at constant pressure and standard conditions, we need to consider the balanced chemical equation for the combustion of methane:CH g  + 2O g   CO g  + 2HO g Next, we need the standard molar entropy values  S  for each substance involved in the reaction at 298 K. These values can be found in standard thermodynamic tables. The values are:S CH  = 186.3 J/molKS O  = 205.2 J/molKS CO  = 213.8 J/molKS HO  = 188.8 J/molKNow, we can calculate the entropy change  S  for the reaction using the formula:S = S products  - S reactants S = [1  S CO  + 2  S HO ] - [1  S CH  + 2  S O ]S = [1  213.8 + 2  188.8] - [1  186.3 + 2  205.2]S = [213.8 + 377.6] - [186.3 + 410.4]S = 591.4 - 596.7S = -5.3 J/molKThe entropy change for the combustion of methane at constant pressure and standard conditions is -5.3 J/molK.

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