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if it was does entropy involve losing energy ever time, then yes

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Entropy is a synonym for the tendency for a system to tend toward disorder. The loss of energy over time is called entropy.

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What happens to the entropy of the cards when they are knocked over?

That depends on how you define "level of entropy". Usually the term refers to the degree of randomness in a system. If the system is defined as a deck of cards, then the level of entropy will depend on how randomized the cards are. A standard deck comes with the cards in a pre-set order for which the entropy would be considered zero (perfect order). Any deviation from that initial order would then increase the level of entropy; it is thus necessary to not only state what the system is (a deck of cards) but to also state the condition of the system (how well shuffled the cards are) before you can determine the level of entropy of the system.


Which has the highest activation energy?

If the activation energy of a reaction is high, then it requires a large amount of energy to initiate the reaction. The situation arising when a spontaneous reaction has a large activation energy is similar to rolling a ball over a hill. At first, energy must be expended to move the ball to the crest of the hill (or, in the case of a reaction, impart enough energy to the molecules so that their bonds can be sufficiently weakened). However, once the ball is at the top of the hill, it rolls down on its own. This is analogous to the reforming of chemical bonds, which releases energy. High activation energies are typical when a reaction involves molecules whose bonds are strong.


Why does energy have the ability to do work?

Energy does not have the ability to do work, but we use energy to do work. Work is the application of force over a distance. The amount of energy changes how much work can be done, but energy technically does not do any work.


When a substance is placed over a Bunsen burner it does what?

It absorbes energy as heat.


How many energy levels in a neutral atom of xenon and how many electrons would be left over?

Five levels and none left over.

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When someone order something don't he reduce entropy of the universe?

No. You can reduce the entropy of some system, but that will be at the cost of an entropy increase somewhere else. This is because it costs energy to put something in order. The TOTAL entropy in the Universe will always increase. For example, the entropy on planet Earth probably remains more or less constant over millions of years - but we do so using energy, mainly from the Sun, and the fact that energy from the Sun radiates into space is an increase of entropy; much greater than any small change of entropy on our planet.


What is the law of entropy?

Entropy is the scientific concept of disorder and randomness that has many broad applications across different branches of physics. While it is not a law itself, it is central to understanding the Second Law of Thermodynamics, as objects that are in thermodynamic equilibrium are at their highest state of entropy.


What is the application of entropy?

Entropy S, doesn't really have an "application". It is one of the fundamental state functions in thermodynamics, and ranks alongside, E, P, V, T Traditionally termed a measure of disorder, a more understandable description is that it is a measure of how energy is spread over energy micro-states.


Is it true or false that inexhaustible energy include sun wind moving water energy from earth core and wood?

Completely false. By the law of entropy all energy sources eventually run out as they disperse it evenly over the universe. No energy source is inexhaustible.


Does the entropy of a system increase over time?

Yes.


What happens to the entropy of a system as more heat is added beyond the boiling point?

Fundamentally, if the entropy of a system increases, that means that the energy of the system ("normalized" to , i.e., divided by the temperature of the system) has become more "dispersed" or "dilute". For instance, if a system increases its volume at constant energy and temperature, then the energy per unit temperature is now more "dilute", being spread over a larger volume. All spontaneous processes result in a "dilution" or "spreading out" of the energy of the universe. The more dilute the energy of a system is (the higher the entropy of that system) the harder is is to harness that energy to do useful work. Another useful way of thinking about entropy is to consider it as a measure of the amount of information needed to completely specify the state of a system. Ultimately, this means how much information is needed to specify the positions and momenta of every particle in the system.


Did the ice's entropy increase or decrease over time?

increased


What statement best describes the second law of thermodynamics?

The entropy of the universe is increasing


Which is a statement of the second law of thermodynamics?

Entropy tends to increase in a system.


What law states that entropy tends to increase over time?

The Second Law of Thermodynamics.


When was I'm Losing My Mind Over You created?

I'm Losing My Mind Over You was created in 1944.


How would you expect a system to change over time based on the second law of thermodynamics?

There can be all sorts of complicated changes; but the one thing that all such changes have in common is that ENTROPY INCREASES. Alternative formulation: the amount of usable energy gets reduced over time.