(i) State Entropy. Which state of the matter has highest Entropy?
(ii)What is an isolated system?
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I) The entropy of an object is a measure of the amount of the energy which is unavailable to do work.
Gases (State of Matter) has the highest entropy. As gases can exist in a large number of different microstates.
II) An isolated system is a system that cannot exchange either energy or matter (mass) outside the boundaries of the system. Eg: Thermoflask
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Answer:
(i) The entropy of an object is a measure of the amount of energy that is unavailable to do work. Entropy is also a measure of the number of possible arrangements the atoms in a system can have. In this sense, entropy is a measure of uncertainty or randomness. Gases have the highest entropy. This is because gases can exist in numerous microstates.
(ii) An isolated system is a thermodynamic system that cannot exchange either energy or matter. (mass) outside the boundaries of the system. An isolated system differs from a closed system by the transfer of energy. Closed system is only closed to matter-energy can be exchanged across the system boundaries.