Entropy when only given temp

[Jennifer Fimbres]

When only given that temperature is 0k and told to solve for entropy is it always 0 or is there a formula to find the value?

[Avantika MOhan_2B]

Yes! There is a formula. For any given temperature the entropy is calculated using the Boltzmann constant equation, Kb*ln(W). Usually the question states if there are a specific number of moles or orientations of the particle. For example, if its 1 mol it is 6.023*10^23 particles/atoms, so when calculating W, we will do W = orientation ^ 6.023*10^23. Depending on what the molecule is - NH3, benzene, some complicated compound - we should visualize how many possible orientations it can have that make it different. For something like CH4, its just 1. Putting it all together will give us entropy at a certain temperature. Hope this helped!