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How does entropy change with pressure ?

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Starting from the first law of thermodynamics and the relationship of enthalpy H to internal energy U:
ΔU=qrev+wrev
ΔH=ΔU+Δ(PV)=qrev+wrev+Δ(PV)
where:
qrev and wrev are the most efficient (reversible) heat flow and work, respectively. wrev=PdV.
P is pressure and V is volume.
THE ENTHALPY MAXWELL RELATION
Using the differential form, we get:
dH=qrev+wrev+d(PV)
Another relationship that relates with heat flow is the one for entropy and reversible heat flow:
dS=qrevT
Thus, utilizing this relationship and invoking the Product Rule on d(PV), we get:
dH=TdSPdV+PdV+VdP
dH=TdS+VdP
which is what you would get for the Maxwell relation.
ENTHALPY VS ENTROPY
When we relate pressure then, to entropy, with S=S(T,P):
dS=dHTVTdP
For an ideal monoatomic gas, PV=nRT, so:
dS=dHTnRPdP
Finally, when we integrate this, we get:
S2S1dS=H2H1dHTnRP2P11PdP
Enthalpy is ΔH=H2H1dH=T2T1CpdT, where Cp is the heat capacity at constant pressure in J/K. Thus:
T2T1CpTdTnRP2P11PdP
Since Cp for a monoatomic ideal gas is CV+nR=32nR+nR=52nR. with CV as the constant-volume heat capacity and the 32 coming from the three linear degrees of freedom (x,y,z) this becomes:
ΔSsys=52nRln|T2T1|nRln|P2P1|
PRESSURE VS ENTROPY

Therefore, if pressure increases, a negative contribution is made on the change in entropy of an ideal gas, but depending on the change in temperature, the actual change in entropy for the system might be positive or negative.

(Regardless, the entropy of the universe is 0.)
On the other hand, the change in volume of a liquid is appreciably low upon small increases in pressure that should substantially compress a gas, so the change in pressure of a liquid makes a smaller negative contribution to the change in entropy.
With solids, I would not expect pressure to significantly alter any entropy patterns they already have for small values for pressure that would otherwise be significant for gases.
For di/polyatomicsolids, we can consider either the complexity or the bond strength, as it relates to the number of "ways" it can exist. One of the most popular thermodynamics equations is:
ΔS=kblnΩ
where:
kb is the Boltzmann constant, 1.38×1023J/K.
Ω is the number of microstates consistent with a chosen macrostate, which is proportiona; to the number of observable "snapshots" of molecular motion.
The stronger the bond, the lower the magnitude of the entropy because the lower the number of microstates available to the solid.

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