A closed, but not isolated system is in thermal contact with its surroundings. The system's volume is fixed at 7.3 L. Both the system and surrounds have a temperature of 25 °C. A chemical reaction occurs inside the system for which ΔrU = 11.38 KJ.  (A) What is the change in entropy for the surroundings for the process, ΔSsurr?  (B) What are the ranges of possible values for the change in entropy of the system, ΔSsys , for this process?

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A closed, but not isolated system is in thermal contact with its surroundings. The system's volume is fixed at 7.3 L. Both the system and surrounds have a temperature of 25 °C. A chemical reaction occurs inside the system for which ΔrU = 11.38 KJ. 

(A) What is the change in entropy for the surroundings for the process, ΔSsurr? 

(B) What are the ranges of possible values for the change in entropy of the system, ΔSsys , for this process?

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