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AP Chemistry
19.2 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy
Extent of randomness in a system or with the extent to which energy is distributed among the various motions of the molecules of the system.
ΔS
S
final
- S
initial
For an isothermal process:
ΔS = q
rev
/T
ΔS for phase changes:
ΔS = ΔH
fusion/vap
/T
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Reversible Process:
ΔS
univ
= ΔS
surr
+ ΔS
sys
= 0
Irreversible Process:
ΔS
univ
= ΔS
surr
+ ΔS
sys
> 0
State Functions
Properties that define a state and do not depend on how we reach that state.
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