2006-11-29 09:46:02 · 4 answers · asked by Daniel W B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
steam has the most entropy because the water molecules in steam have almost completely overcome any intermolecular forces keeping them together, allowing them to bounce around chaotically.
snow and ice have the least entropy since they are solids and the water molecules are arranged into neat patterns.
liquid water is in the middle since its molecules can slide around each other, but they aren't completely free from intermolecular forces.
2006-11-29 09:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ramesh S 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Water vapor. Entropy is a measure of the 'randomness' of a system. Doug
2016-03-29 16:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
entropy is a measure of randomness. Which of your items is the most disorganized? That will give you the answer in any situation.
2006-11-29 10:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by epaphras_faith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty sure it's the steam since it's in the gaseous and therefore most energetic phase. The others are in lower energy phases.
2006-11-29 09:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋