Problem: Consider these three changes in the possible distributions of six gaseous particles within three interconnected boxes. Which change has a positive ΔS?

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entropy → degree of chaos or disorder of a system


• particles are confined in lesser volume → particles are confined in greater volume

• more ordered to less ordered

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Consider these three changes in the possible distributions of six gaseous particles within three interconnected boxes. Which change has a positive ΔS?

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