Explain how the entropy of a system is related to the number ofpossible microstates?

Q: Explain how the internal energy and entropy of a system composed of two levels vary with…

A: SOLUTION: Step 1: Consider a two-state system in which the lower state is assigned an energy equal…

Q: 1. a) Why is chemical potential analogous to temperature and pressure? b) Under what circumstance…

A: a). The energy that can be released or absorbed due to the change of number of particles of the…

Q: How Gibbs free energy is determined by the volume of the substance ?

A: To find: relation between Gibbs free energy and volume?

Q: If the entropy of the system increases during a reversible process, the entropy change of the…

A: The entropy change of the system depends upon the randomness. As the randomness of the system…

Q: he sum of the entropy changes of the system and the surroundings (∆SSYS + ∆SSURR) are:

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Q: The second law of thermodynamics states that, like energy, the entropy of the universe is constant.…

A: The second law states that there exist a useful state variable called entropy S .

Q: Based on its fundamental definition, explain why entropy is a measure of energy dispersion.

A: The entropy of state is related to the number of ways to arrange the components of the system have…

Q: A system contains 859 particles and has 4.43 x 1025 possible configurations. What is the entropy of…

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Q: What molecular property does entropy reflect?

A: ENTROPY Entropy is the measure of disorderness or randomness of the system. It is a thermodynamic…

Q: The entropy of a system always increases for a spontaneous process. O TRUE O FALSE

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Q: List the ways in which we can interpret entropy at the molecular level?

A: The ways in which we can interpret entropy at the molecular level has to be given,

Q: What is the significance of entropy being a state function?

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Q: what is entropy?

A: Entropy(S)- Entropy is a thermodynamic property. Entropy determines spontaneity of process.…

Q: TRUE OR FALSE Entropy of a system decreases with decrease in Temperature.

A: Entropy of a system decreases with decrease in temperature is true or false ?

Q: What is the precise definition of entropy? What is the significance of entropy being a state…

A: Entropy is a thermodynamic state function that determines randomness in a system.  When we raise…

Q: Which of the following thermodynamic functions can be measured absolutely? A. Internal Energy B.…

A: Given : We have to tell which of the following can be measured absolutely.

Q: What is the chemical significance of a negative enthalpy change and a negative entropy change?

A: Enthalpy change is nothing but the amount of heat evolved or absorbed during a chemical reaction at…

Q: How does the molar entropy of a substance change with increasing temperature?

A: The randomness of the system is measured by the term, called entropy. The entropy of a system is an…

Q: entropy?

A: Entropy, the measure of a system's thermal energy per unit temperature that is unavailable for doing…

Q: Determine the entropy change for the combustion of gaseous propane, C3Hg, under the standard…

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Q: What is the third law of thermodynamics? How does the third law relate to the calorimetric entropy…

A: Thermodynamics relates to the heat, temperature, and energy of chemical reactions. It studies the…

Q: How many microstates are present in a system with an entropy of zero?

A: The entropy (S) and microstates(W) are related by formula : S = kB ln(W)  Here , kB = Boltzmann…

Q: If energy can flow in and out of the system to maintain a constant temperature during the process,…

A: Given, If energy can flow in and out of the system to maintain a constant temperature during the…

Q: Under what circumstance can the entropy of a system decrease for a spontaneous process

A: The entropy tells the randomness present in the system due to its disorderness created in the system…

Q: What is the entropy (S) of a system with 6.4 x 1020 microstates?

A: The relation between entropy and number of microstates is given by Boltzmann's equation - S = KB ln…

Q: How do you predict the entropy of a gas will change if a 2.0 L sample of that gas is compressed to a…

A: The entropy of a system is defined as the measure of randomness between the particles present in a…

Q: Explain the difference between macrostates (external arrangements of particles) and microstates…

A: Microstate and macrostate both are two types of arrangements.  A microstate is the possible internal…

Q: What happens to the entropy of an isolated system during an irreversible process?

A: For isolated system, there is no exchange of heat or energy between system and surrounding.  Hence,…

Q: 3. The maximum quantity of energy available for useful work in a system undergoing change is: A)…

A: The maximum amount of useful work is the work that has been done including expenditure of energy.

Q: How can we use Chemical Thermodynamics to explain different processes involving entropy?

A: Entropy : It is the measure of the total randomness  of the molecules or molecular disorder in a…

Q: 2.1. For the isothermal expansion of a gas into a vacuum, (a) Is this a spontaneous process? (b)…

A: a. During this constant temperature or isothermal, expansion into a vacuum, the gas does no work (w…

Q: Under what circumstance can the entropy of a system decrease for a spontaneous process?

A: Entropy measures the degree of randomness in the system. When a substance changes its phase solid to…

Q: Does the entropy of the surroundings increase for spontaneous processes?

A: The entropy is a measure of randomness of a system. In a spontaneous process, the entropy of the…

Q: For which of the processes does the entropy of the system increase?

A: The disorderness or randomness present in a molecule is termed as its entropy.

Q: What is the molar entropy of a pure crystal at 0 K? What is the significance of the answer to this…

A: The third law of thermodynamics states that entropy of a pure crystal at a temperature of zero…

Q: What is the entropy of a system that has only a single microstate?

A: Entropy is defined in the terms of randomness that a system possess or the disordered state. Change…

Q: Not all processes in which the system increases in entropy are spontaneous. How can this observation…

A: Second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system always increases but it…

Q: Estimate the change in the entropy of the universe due to heat escaping from your home on a cold…

A: Entropy is a measure of randomness. The change in entropy of the universe will be given by adding…

Q: According to the third law of thermodynamics, at what temperature will entropy become zero? A. 0°…

A: Third law of Thermodynamics- The entropy of a perfectly crystalline solid approaches zero as the…

Q: Calculate the change in entropy

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Q: Explain Thermodynamic Processes?

A: The four types of thermodynamic process are isobaric, isochoric, isothermal and adiabatic.

Q: Which one of the systems would have more entropy and why if there's 3 particles w a total energy of…

A: The systems given are, Given: The number of particles is 3 And the total energy of particles is 12…

Q: Calculate a change in entropy for an irreversible process of a system and contrast with the change…

A: An irreversible process is a process that cannot return both the system and the surroundings to…