Physical Chemistry
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.20E
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The explanation for the given statement that humans need not worry about the given situation is to be stated.
Concept introduction:
The term entropy is used to represent the randomness in a system. When a system moves from an ordered arrangement to a less order arrangement, then the entropy of the system increases. The first law of
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