Category: Everyday Science | Last updated: 2026-09-18

Entropy (ΔS) increases when:

A) Gas is compressed
B) Disorder increases — solid→liquid→gas, or more moles of gas products than reactants
C) Crystals form
D) Temperature decreases only

Explanation

Entropy measures disorder. Increases: melting, vaporization, dissolution, more gas particles produced.

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