Tag: Entropy
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Entropy
Introduction Entropy is a fundamental concept in thermodynamics, often interpreted as a measure of disorder in a system. It is a state function that describes the number of microscopic configurations (microstates) that a thermodynamic system can have when in a state of thermodynamic equilibrium. Definition Entropy () is defined for an isolated system in the…
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Thermodynamics
Introduction Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that studies the relationships between heat, work, temperature, and energy. It describes how energy is transferred and transformed from one form to another, and it is governed by four fundamental laws: the zeroth, first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics The Zeroth Law of…