Question

What increases entropy ?

Answer 1

1. Entropy is defined as the degree of randomness or measure of disorder.
2. Entropy can be increased in the following cases.
3. It increases when the solid melts to liquid.
4. Entropy increases for the particles which move faster if the state changes from solid to liquid to gas.
5. Entropy increases when temperature increases as particles attain greater kinetic energy.
6. When entropy increases, the substance particles broke into multiple parts.
7. Entropy increases for the reactions where the number of product molecules is greater than the number of reactant molecules.