Homework Help: Gen Chem

Posted by Sarah H on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:34pm.

Which of the following conditions MUST be true for the entropy of a pure solid to be zero?

a) T must be 0 K
b) The solid must be crystalline and not amorphous
c)the solid must be perfectly ordered
d) the solid form must be an element

Gen Chem - ~christina~, Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:49pm
a)
Gen Chem - ~christina~, Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:51pm
T=0K
if
S=0 (s is entropy)
Gen Chem - Sarah H, Friday, March 28, 2008 at 5:20pm
It can be more than one of these choices, its a "check all that apply" question. Are there any other options that must apply for S=0??
- Gen Chem - Count Iblis, Friday, March 28, 2008 at 5:26pm
  See here:
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual_entropy

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