Would entropy increase or decrease for changes in state in which the reactant is a gas or liquid and the product is a solid? what sign would the entropy change have?

Caso4(s) < > ca+2 + so4^-2 ksp = [ca+2][so4^-2] = 2.4 x 10^-5 = [0.20][so4^-2] [so4^-2] =1.2 x 10^-4 ag2so4(s) ,> 2ag+ + so4^-2 ksp = [ag+]^2[so4^-2] = 1.5 x 10^-5 = (0.30)^2[so4^-2] [so4^-2] = 1.5 x 10^-5/0.09 = 1.7 x 10^-4 caso4 would precipitate first since it requires less so4^- to form a saturated solution.  i believe this is right, i hope it !  

Yes, well how much of all chemistry is to do with numbers? a lot! so being good at mathematics makes a huge aspect of chemistry so much easier but if you aren't mathematical then you can work at it and become reasonably proficient at it.hope i ~