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Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry

23.3Entropy change, ΔS

Entropy change, ΔS in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 23.3.1Define entropy in terms of the number of possible arrangements of particles and their energy.
  2. 23.3.2Predict and explain the sign of ΔS for changes of state, temperature changes and reactions that change the number of gas molecules.
  3. 23.3.3Calculate ΔS⦵ for a reaction from standard entropies.

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  • Entropy and Gibbs free energy

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Entropy change, ΔS: sample question

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What is the sign of ΔS for 2 SOX2(g)+OX2(g)→2 SOX3(g)\ce{2SO2(g) + O2(g) -> 2SO3(g)}, and why?

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