Introduction to entropy: Difference between revisions

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'''Entropy''' describes any of several phenomena, depending on the field and the context in which it is being used.

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==Technical descriptions of entropy==

Traditionally, 20th century chemistry textbooks have described entropy as "a measurement of the disorder or randomness of a system".{{fact}} Modern chemistry textbooks have increasinlyincreasingly tended to say: "Entropy measures the spontaneous dispersal of energy... — at a specific temperature."{{fact}}

===Entropy increase as energy dispersal===