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Q.Deduce the Van't Hoff equation.

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Step 1. Start from the thermodynamic relation between standard free energy change and the equilibrium constant, ΔG0=−RTln⁡K\Delta G^0=-RT\ln K (1), and the standard relation ΔG0=ΔH0−TΔS0\Delta G^0=\Delta H^0-T\Delta S^0 (2).

Step 2. Substituting (1) into (2): −RTln⁡K=ΔH0−TΔS0-RT\ln K = \Delta H^0-T\Delta S^0. Dividing through by −RT-RT and rearranging: ln⁡K=−ΔH0RT+ΔS0R\ln K = -\dfrac{\Delta H^0}{RT}+\dfrac{\Delta S^0}{R} (3).

Step 3. Differentiating (3) with respect to T (treating ΔH0\Delta H^0 and ΔS0\Delta S^0 as constant): d(ln⁡K)dT=ΔH0RT2\dfrac{d(\ln K)}{dT} = \dfrac{\Delta H^0}{RT^2} (4) -- the differential form of the Van't Hoff equation. …

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