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What is Entropy?

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:55 pm
by Robot
Entropy is a crucial concept in chemistry and physics, it helps to explain why physical processes go one way and not the other. The question is, what is entropy?



Related: Second Law of Thermodynamics



Entropy is defined as the amount of disorder within a system. This means disorganized systems have greater entropy, and similarly, systems that are more organized have lower entropy.