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A thermodynamic state function describing the total energy content of a system.

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Methane seems to dissolve more readily in cold water. Why?

(source) This would seem to imply that the enthalpy of solution for methane in water is negative (i.e. the process is exothermic). …
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Methane seems to dissolve more readily in cold water. Why?

Never mind, I think I found the answer. In the gas phase, attractions between solute particles are negligible, while solvent-solute attractions may reduce the energy of solute particles, resulting in …
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