Entropy (S): A measure of the disorder or number of possible microstates of a system; increases with temperature, volume, and number of particles.
How to apply it: Predict entropy changes: gases > liquids > solids; more particles or higher temperature means greater entropy.
Course: AP Chemistry · Unit: Applications of Thermodynamics
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