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For each of the following pairs, choose the substance with the higher positional entropy

Chapter 17, Problem 17.1

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For each of the following pairs, choose the substance with the higher positional entropy (per mole) at a given temperature. a. Solid CO2 and gaseous CO2 b. N2 gas at 1 atm and N2 gas at 1.0 3 1022 atm

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QUESTION:

For each of the following pairs, choose the substance with the higher positional entropy (per mole) at a given temperature. a. Solid CO2 and gaseous CO2 b. N2 gas at 1 atm and N2 gas at 1.0 3 1022 atm

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We need to choose the substance with the higher positional entropy (per mole) at a given temperature.

a. Solid  and gaseous

b.  gas at  and  gas at

Entropy is a thermodynamic function that describes the number of arrangements (positions and/or energy levels) that are available to a system existing in a given state. It can be viewed as a molecular disorder or randomness.

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