Answer:
Explanation:
Entropy is the degree of randomness or disorderliness of as system. The more random a system tends, the more positive the entropy. Gases have the highest entropy whereas solids have little to no entropy.
When a reaction goes from one initally with a lower entropy to one with a higher entropy, the change in entropy, ΔS is postive. ΔS is negative when a reaction goes from one with a higher entropy to one with lower entropy.
When there is no entropy change, both the reactants and products are in the same state.
In the first reaction, UF₆ is in a gaseous phase and it was seperated into two gaseous products, 238-UF₆ and 235-UF₆. Therefore, ΔS is zero i.e no change in entropy of the system.
In the second reaction, solid I₂ is dissolved in CCl₄. The solid substance goes into solution to form a liquid medium. This is an increase in the randomness or entropy of the system. Therefore ΔS is +ve.
