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Entropy is a measure of the amount of disorder a system has. More accurately the amount of work that can be extracted from a system. The more entropy a system has the less work that can be done. 1kg of steam at 500 degrees can do lots more work than a kilo of warm water. Entropy always increases in a closed system. Entropy is why everything eventually breaks down.
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What is the scientific measure of disorder is called?
This is called entropy.
What is true about entropy?
Entropy is not change. Entropy is disorder.
What happens when to the entropy when a solution is made?
The entropy increases.
What is the measure of disorder and randomness?
Entropy is the measure of system randomness.
Which term describes the describes the disorder of random molecular motion?
entropy
Why is entropy irreversible?
It's not that entropy can't be reversed, it's that the entropy of the universe is always increasing. That means that while you can reduce the entropy of something, the entropy of another thing must go up even more so that in total, the entropy goes up.
What is meant by adiabatic?
Of, relating to, or being a reversible thermodynamic process that occurs without gain or loss of heat and without a change in entropy. Source: Anwers.com
What does the second law of thermodynamic say about entropy?
The entropy of the universe is increasing
Does entropy depend on its path?
No, entropy is a state function.
When will be entropy negative?
It won't. Entropy always increases.
Does a combustion have a negative entropy or positive entropy?
positive
What is entropy and which phase of matter has the the highest entropy?
Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system. The phase of matter with the highest entropy is generally considered to be the gas phase, as the particles in a gas have the highest degree of freedom and randomness compared to liquids and solids.
