Question:
Thermodynamic feasibility of the reaction alone cannot decide the rate of the reaction. Explain with the help of one example.
Solution:
Thermodynamic feasibility of the reaction alone cannot decide the rate of the reaction because for a reaction to occur it is important for the molecules to have an energy greater than the activation energy.
For example,
Diamond → Graphite ΔG= -ve
ΔG negative means that the reaction is feasible but this reaction is a slow process as energy is less than the activation energy.