NaCl (s) → Na + (aq) + Cl - (aq) entropy increasing or decreasing?

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30 April, 07:28

NaCl (s) → Na + (aq) + Cl - (aq) entropy increasing or decreasing?

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Rivera · Answer 1

Entropy increasing

This is because there is a change of state from solid to aqueous.

The aqueous state (liquid state) is a state that the particles have a greater degree of freedom compared to the solid state

This indicates an increasing entropy