The products have higher entropy than the reactants explain why H2O (s) —> H2O (l)

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The products have higher entropy than the reactants explain why H2O (s) —> H2O (l)
A Fine Mess
Why do you bother?!
enough entropy There's a minute possibility
No matter how careful you are, your room always becomes messy. It's not I think I've had
surprising. There are very few arrangements of all your things that are to last a lifetime! everything could organize
organized. There are thousands of arrangements that are disorganized.
Probability favors disorganization or randomness, also known as entropy.
In nature, high entropy is favored, yet many things that occur naturally are
quite organized. This is because nature also favors low potential energy or
enthalpy. Entropy and enthalpy sometimes conflict with each other.
Consider steam and snowflakes, both arrangements of water. Steam has very
high entropy. The particles are spread out randomly. Snowflakes have low
entropy. The particles are arranged in repeating geometric patterns. In order
to spread the particles out, as in steam, it is necessary to overcome the
hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together. This requires a lot of
energy. As a result, water has a high boiling point. Snowflakes, therefore, have low enthalpy, while steam has high
enthalpy.
itself with no effort at all!
It's about the same as the
probability that all your work
will pay off.
Answer the questions below based on your reading above, and on your knowledge of chemistry.
Which form of carbon dioxide has higher entropy? *
1 noint
Transcribed Image Text:A Fine Mess Why do you bother?! enough entropy There's a minute possibility No matter how careful you are, your room always becomes messy. It's not I think I've had surprising. There are very few arrangements of all your things that are to last a lifetime! everything could organize organized. There are thousands of arrangements that are disorganized. Probability favors disorganization or randomness, also known as entropy. In nature, high entropy is favored, yet many things that occur naturally are quite organized. This is because nature also favors low potential energy or enthalpy. Entropy and enthalpy sometimes conflict with each other. Consider steam and snowflakes, both arrangements of water. Steam has very high entropy. The particles are spread out randomly. Snowflakes have low entropy. The particles are arranged in repeating geometric patterns. In order to spread the particles out, as in steam, it is necessary to overcome the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together. This requires a lot of energy. As a result, water has a high boiling point. Snowflakes, therefore, have low enthalpy, while steam has high enthalpy. itself with no effort at all! It's about the same as the probability that all your work will pay off. Answer the questions below based on your reading above, and on your knowledge of chemistry. Which form of carbon dioxide has higher entropy? * 1 noint
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