One mole of which of the following has the highest entropy?

Question

One mole of which of the following has the highest entropy? (A) Liquid nitrogen (B) Hydrogen gas (C) Mercury (D) Diamond

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Entropy is the measure of degree of disorder (or randomness) of a system. The greater the disorder in a system, the higher is the entropy. Hence, entropy is highest for hydrogen gas.

Q. One mole of which of the following has the highest entropy?

Liquid nitrogen

Hydrogen gas

Mercury

Diamond

Entropy is the measure of degree of disorder (or randomness) of a system. The greater the disorder in a system, the higher is the entropy. Hence, entropy is highest for hydrogen gas.