Negative q

[Melissa Villanueva1K]

When do you use a negative value for q when calculating entropy?

[Catly Do 2E]

Heat (q) is negative when the amount of heat is being released/reaction is exothermic. The equation for entropy includes delta q, or the change in q; this is how q and entropy are related.

[inlovewithchemistry]

A negative q value stands for negative heat. This corresponds to vaporization and melting.

[Courtney Quan 1C]

A negative q signifies that heat is being lost/released from the system into the surroundings.

[Calvin Patel 2H]

A negative q signifies that the reaction is exothermic and that heat is being released with the reaction.

[Hilda Sauceda 3C]

it means its exothermic and heat is being released from the reaction

[Rami_Z_AbuQubo_2K]

It is when energy is released from a system to an environment, meaning the reaction is going to be exothermic. Depending on the problem, it may make you calculate q, and that just means energy is released.

[Aiden Atoori 1C]

When there is a negative q, heat id negative which means it’s being released.