Entropy: Order or information

Arieh Ben-Naim*

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Abstract

Changes in entropy can sometimes be interpreted in terms of changes in disorder. On the other hand, changes in entropy can always be interpreted in terms of changes in Shannon's measure of information. Mixing and demixing processes are used to highlight the pitfalls in the association of entropy with disorder.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)594-596
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Chemical Education
Volume88
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2011

Keywords

  • First-Year Undergraduate/General
  • Misconceptions/Discrepant Events
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Thermodynamics
  • Upper-Division Undergraduate

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