Entropy (S) measures the total amount of disorder in a system, as the disorder increases the entropy also increases. [1]
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 [2]
References
- ↑ B. Alberts et al (2008) Molecular biology of the cell, 5th edition, New York, Garland Science page 67
- ↑ B. Alberts et al (2008), Molecular biology of the cell, 5th edition, New York, Garland Science, page 119