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What is the Gibbs free energy change for the formation of 2 moles of water molecules from hydrogen gas and oxygen gas at standard conditions (298 K and 1 atm pressure)? Give the answer in kJ/mol.

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To calculate the Gibbs free energy change  G  for the formation of 2 moles of water molecules from hydrogen gas and oxygen gas at standard conditions, we need to use the following equation:G = H - TSwhere H is the change in enthalpy, T is the temperature in Kelvin, and S is the change in entropy.The balanced chemical equation for the formation of water is:2H g  + O g   2HO l The standard enthalpy change  H  for this reaction is -285.8 kJ/mol for the formation of 1 mole of water. Since we are considering the formation of 2 moles of water, the H for this reaction will be:H = -285.8 kJ/mol  2 = -571.6 kJThe standard entropy change  S  for this reaction can be calculated using the standard molar entropies of the reactants and products:S = S products  - S reactants The standard molar entropies for the substances involved in the reaction are:S H  = 130.6 J/molKS O  = 205.1 J/molKS HO  = 69.9 J/molKNow, we can calculate the S for the reaction:S = 2  S HO  -  2  S H  + S O  S = 2  69.9 J/molK -  2  130.6 J/molK + 205.1 J/molK S = 139.8 J/molK -  261.2 J/molK + 205.1 J/molK S = -326.5 J/molKNow, we can calculate the Gibbs free energy change  G  using the equation:G = H - TSAt standard conditions, the temperature  T  is 298 K. So, we have:G = -571.6 kJ -  298 K  -326.5 J/molK  1 kJ/1000 J G = -571.6 kJ + 97.3 kJG = -474.3 kJSince we are considering the formation of 2 moles of water, the Gibbs free energy change per mole of water is:G per mole = -474.3 kJ / 2 = -237.15 kJ/molTherefore, the Gibbs free energy change for the formation of 2 moles of water molecules from hydrogen gas and oxygen gas at standard conditions  298 K and 1 atm pressure  is -237.15 kJ/mol.

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