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Marni Kahn 1A
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negative entropy

Postby Marni Kahn 1A » Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:33 am

is there such thing as a negative entropy value? if so, what does this mean?
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eduardomorales5
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Re: negative entropy

Postby eduardomorales5 » Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:05 am

Negative entropy means there is a decrease in the disorder of the system or increase in the order of the system.
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Lauren Tanaka 1A
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Re: negative entropy

Postby Lauren Tanaka 1A » Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:12 pm

Negative entropy is possible and just means that there is an overall decrease in entropy for the given system.
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Re: negative entropy

Postby 805097738 » Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:03 pm

eduardomorales5 wrote:Negative entropy means there is a decrease in the disorder of the system or increase in the order of the system.


how is it both?
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Re: negative entropy

Postby 805097738 » Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:03 pm

Lauren Tanaka 1A wrote:Negative entropy is possible and just means that there is an overall decrease in entropy for the given system.


what does decrease in entropy mean for the system though
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