The solubility of borax is directly proportional to temperature. Therefore, the sign of H is
A. negative
B. positive
C. unknown with the given information
2 answers
The answer is B.
I view this as the equation.
borax(s) + heat ==> borax(aq)
Which makes it an endothermic reaction and delta H for the reaction is +.
borax(s) + heat ==> borax(aq)
Which makes it an endothermic reaction and delta H for the reaction is +.