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ISBN: 9781337794213

Author: ERJAVEC, Jack.

Publisher: Cengage,

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In physics, entropy means the amount of disorder or the degree of randomness associated with a thermodynamic system. The system is not self-organized when the entropy of the system is high. For instance, when a system is at an elevated temperature, its m…

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In what four states does matter exist? Cite examples of each.

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