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Physics I
Entropy
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Source: Ketron Mitchell-Wynne, PhD,Asantha Cooray, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA
The second law of thermodynamics is a fundamental law of nature. It states that the entropy of a system...
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Entropy is a fundamental thermodynamic principle used to describe heat transfer in a system.
The term Entropy is often considered a measure of the "disorder" of a system and the second law of thermodynamics states that if the system is undergoing an irreversible process, then the entropy of the system will always increase.
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