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An important extensive property of all systems in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory, quantifying their disorder (randomness), i.e., our lack of information about them. It characterizes the degree to which the energy of the system is *not* available to do useful work.
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Entropy and enthalpy in thermodynamics
can somebody clarify the statement thermodynamics teaches that the loss of entropy by a freezing salt solution can be overcome at temperatures much below 0 degree C because the gain in enthalpy by freezing …
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