## Will dissolving a salt in water affect the entropy of the water?

Volume: $\Delta S = nR\ln \frac{V_{2}}{V_{1}}$
Temperature: $\Delta S = nC\ln \frac{T_{2}}{T_{1}}$

Kevin Tabibian 1A
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### Will dissolving a salt in water affect the entropy of the water?

If I were to dissolve a salt in water by stirring it (let's say NaCl), will I be affecting the entropy of the water that surrounds it

Curtis Tam 1J
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### Re: Will dissolving a salt in water affect the entropy of the water?

Well since this is an endothermic process, I believe some heat would be taken away from the water surrounding the salt. But I'm not sure if this value is even important since I would assume the majority of the change of entropy of the dissolution would be calculating the change in positional entropy, which shouldn't affect the water.

Mitch Walters
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### Re: Will dissolving a salt in water affect the entropy of the water?

If you're adding particles wouldn't that increase the entropy?

Mitch Walters
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### Re: Will dissolving a salt in water affect the entropy of the water?

Wait new thought, if you're taking a solid and adding it to water, then the entropy would increase, because you now you have an aqueous solution.