Entropy: A Measure of Disorder
Defining disorder and exploring factors that increase or decrease entropy in chemical systems.
Key Questions
- Explain why the universe tends toward a state of maximum disorder.
- Predict how changes in state or number of moles of gas affect the entropy of a system.
- Analyze the entropy changes associated with dissolving a solid in a liquid.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
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