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Entropy (S) measures the total amount of disorder in a system, as the disorder increases | Entropy (S) measures the total amount of disorder in a system, as the disorder increases the entropy also increases. <ref>B. Alberts et al (2008) Molecular biology of the cell, 5th edition, New York, Garland Science page 67</ref> | ||
A formula to | A formula to determine the change in entropy (ΔS) is as follows: | ||
ΔS = h/T where h= the heat that is transferred to the surroundings and T= temperature <ref>B. Alberts et al (2008), Molecular biology of the cell, 5th edition, New York, Garland Science, page 119</ref> | ΔS = h/T where h= the heat that is transferred to the surroundings and T= temperature <ref>B. Alberts et al (2008), Molecular biology of the cell, 5th edition, New York, Garland Science, page 119</ref> | ||
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