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What is the significance of entropy being a state function?

Chemistry: Principles and Practice

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ISBN:9780534420123

Author:Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer

Publisher:Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer

Chapter17: Chemcial Thermodynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17.12QE: Under what conditions is the entropy of a substance equal to zero?

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