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In which state a substance has maximum entropy?

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Entropy by definition is the degree of randomness in a system. Out of three states of matter: Solid, Liquid and Gas, the gaseous particles move freely and therefore, the degree of randomness is the highest. Solids have highly ordered arrangement and has low entropy. The entropy of liquids is more than solids because molecules of liquid shows less ordered arrangement than solids. The molecules of gas are free to move and not constrained to be adjacent to each other. Therefore, Sgas >> Sliquid > Ssolid. In gaseous state, entropy is maximum.



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