Chemistry A-Level
Comparison of solid, liquid and gas
What Comparison of solid, liquid and gas means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Comparison of solid, liquid and gas
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In the solid, particles vibrate about fixed positions and energy is localised, giving low entropy; in the gas, particles move freely throughout the container and energy is dispersed over many arrangements, giving high entropy.
Topics that use Comparison of solid, liquid and gas
- Enthalpy and entropy (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Activation energy and reaction rate
- Entropy change and the T∆S term
- Entropy of the system
- Feasibility and the sign of ∆G
- Freedom of motion of particles in each state
- Gibbs equation and free energy change
- Gibbs free energy and feasibility
- Number of accessible microstates in each state
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