Abeka Chemistry: Precision & Design Appendix Quiz G

The term entropy refers to the measure of what aspect of a system?

Disorder or randomness

True or False: Reactions that decrease the entropy of a system are almost always spontaneous.

False

Considering only the system, would the evaporation of water result in a positive or negative change in entropy?

Positive

What symbol is used for entropy?

S

What scientific law says that the universe's entropy is always increasing?

Second law of thermodynamics