Which has the highest entropy solid liquid or gas?
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Solids have the fewest microstates and thus the lowest entropy. Liquids have more microstates (since the molecules can translate) and thus have a higher entropy. When a substance is a gas it has many more microstates and thus have the highest entropy.
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Solids have the fewest microstates and thus the lowest entropy. Liquids have more microstates (since the molecules can translate) and thus have a higher entropy. When a substance is a gas it has many more microstates and thus have the highest entropy.