The total entropy of steam at critical pressure and temperature is equal to 1.0785 btu/lb.
(as liquid water does not exist at critical pressure and temperature the entropy of liquid is 0)
*from Elementary Steam Power Engineering, E. McNaughton, 1923
Entropy is at its lowest point, or 0, in a system when it is in a state of perfect order and organization, with no randomness or disorder present.
The critical point of water in Kelvin is 647.3 K.
If a source of heat energy starts radiating from a point and continues without stop the entropy around that point will never decrease. As sun is the endless heat energy radiating source and surrounding's of that is known as universe accepted by everybody. So this is the example for the statement ' the entropy of the universe can never decrease.'
Entropy
Entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system. The concept of entropy relates to disorder in that as entropy increases, the disorder in a system also increases. In simpler terms, think of entropy as the level of chaos or randomness in a system - the higher the entropy, the more disordered things are.
Entropy is at its lowest point, or 0, in a system when it is in a state of perfect order and organization, with no randomness or disorder present.
The critical point of water in Kelvin is 647.3 K.
The lowest possible entropy occurs in a system at absolute zero temperature. At this point, the system is in a state of maximal order, with all particles at rest and in perfect arrangement, resulting in zero entropy.
This is called entropy.
The melting point and boiling point of a substance are related to its enthalpy of fusion and vaporization, respectively, and its entropy of fusion and vaporization. The melting point is where the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium, while the boiling point is where the liquid and vapor phases are in equilibrium. By analyzing the balance between enthalpy and entropy changes during phase transitions, you can predict and calculate melting and boiling points.
The compound with the highest entropy of vaporization is likely water (H2O), as it has a relatively high boiling point and strong hydrogen bonding interactions that need to be overcome to transition from liquid to vapor phase. This results in a high enthalpy change and thus a high entropy of vaporization.
The critical point on a phase diagram is located at the intersection of the liquid-vapor phase boundary and the critical temperature line. At this point, the distinction between liquid and vapor phases disappears.
Critical point is also known as a critical state, occurs under conditions at which no phase boundaries exist. There are multiple types of critical points, including vapor-liquid critical points and liqui-liquid critical points.
Entropy is the measure of system randomness.
For a pure component the density difference between a liquid and gas approaches zero as the critical point is approached. By definition liquid and gaseous phases are indistinguishable (meaning no difference) at the critical point.
The critical temperature of CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride) is 283.5°C and the critical pressure is 45.6 atm. At the critical point, the distinction between liquid and gas phases of CCl4 disappears, and it behaves as a supercritical fluid.
If a source of heat energy starts radiating from a point and continues without stop the entropy around that point will never decrease. As sun is the endless heat energy radiating source and surrounding's of that is known as universe accepted by everybody. So this is the example for the statement ' the entropy of the universe can never decrease.'