Is each statement true or false? If false, correct it.
(a) All spontaneous reactions occur quickly.
(b) The reverse of spontaneous reaction is nonspontaneous.
(c) All spontaneous processes release heat.
(d) The boiling point of water at 100 °C and 1 atm is spontaneous.
(e) If a process increases the freedom of motion of the particles of a system, the entropy of the system decreases.
(f) The energy of the universe is constant; the entropy of the universe decreases toward a minimum.
(g) All systems disperse their energy spontaneously.
(h) Both ΔSsys and ΔSsurr equal zero at equilibrium.

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Is each statement true or false? If false, correct it.
(a) All spontaneous reactions occur quickly. 
(b) The reverse of spontaneous reaction is nonspontaneous.
(c) All spontaneous processes release heat.
(d) The boiling point of water at 100 °C and 1 atm is spontaneous.
(e) If a process increases the freedom of motion of the particles of a system, the entropy of the system decreases.
(f) The energy of the universe is constant; the entropy of the universe decreases toward a minimum.
(g) All systems disperse their energy spontaneously.
(h) Both ΔSsys and ΔSsurr equal zero at equilibrium.

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