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| total measure of energy in a system (work and heat) |
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S
thermodynamic function that increases with number of energetically equivalent ways to arrange the components of a system to achieve a particular state |
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S = klnW
k = 1.38x10^-23
W = # of energetically equivalent ways to arrange system |
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| processes in which entropy increases |
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solid -> liquid
solid -> gas
liquid -> gas
increase in number of moles during a chemical reaction |
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| entropy changes in surroundings |
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exothermic process increases entropy of surroundings
endothermic process decreases entropy of surroundings |
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| entropy change in surroundings |
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| deltaS(surroundings) = -q(sys)/T = -deltaH(sys)/T |
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