The phase with the lowest entropy is the solid phase. In solids, particles are closely packed in a structured arrangement, limiting their movement and reducing disorder. In contrast, liquids and gases have higher entropy due to greater particle freedom and randomness in their arrangements. Thus, solids exhibit the least amount of entropy among the three phases.
The entropy change (( \Delta S )) from liquid to solid can be expressed as ( \Delta S = S_{\text{solid}} - S_{\text{liquid}} ), where ( S_{\text{solid}} ) is the entropy of the solid phase and ( S_{\text{liquid}} ) is the entropy of the liquid phase. Since solids are generally more ordered than liquids, this change is typically negative, indicating a decrease in entropy as the system transitions from a higher disorder (liquid) to a lower disorder (solid). This decrease reflects the loss of molecular freedom and arrangement during the solidification process.
It happens because, even in the same compound, atoms/molecules in different phases have different types of behaviour. For example, unlike solids, liquid and gas molecules can 'flow' around.
The particle model that best describes the particles in a solid is the lattice model. In this model, particles are arranged in a fixed, closely packed structure, often in a regular geometric pattern. These particles vibrate around their fixed positions but do not move freely, which gives solids their definite shape and volume. The strong intermolecular forces keep the particles tightly bound, resulting in the rigidity of solids.
The entropy change (ΔS) for this reaction would typically be negative, as gases have higher entropy than solids. This indicates a decrease in disorder or randomness, which is expected when gases combine to form a solid.
The atoms are arranged in a rigid structure.
If there is an increase in the number of gas molecules, then S > 0.
Reactions that increase the moles of gas will increase in entropy.
entropy is the measure of randomness of particles higher is randomness higher is the entropy so solids have least entropy due to least randomness.
Yhere are varirties of Optical fibers with different sizes and characterstics but all of them are solids.
The atoms are arranged in a rigid structure.
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.
The phase with the lowest entropy is the solid phase. In solids, particles are closely packed in a structured arrangement, limiting their movement and reducing disorder. In contrast, liquids and gases have higher entropy due to greater particle freedom and randomness in their arrangements. Thus, solids exhibit the least amount of entropy among the three phases.
The atoms are arranged in a rigid structure.
The gas phase. That is true of any substance. Gases, because they are free to move about the entire volume of any container have much more entropy than either liquid or solids (and liquids have more than solids). The more ways the atoms are free to move around, the more entropy they have.
The entropy increases, as going from a solid to a gas increases disorder or randomness in the system. This is because gases have more freedom of movement and energy compared to solids.
Water vapor has the highest entropy because gases generally have higher entropy compared to liquids or solids at the same temperature. Entropy tends to increase with the randomness or disorder of the molecules, so the highly disordered state of water vapor results in higher entropy.