Question

Place the following in order of increasing molar entropy at 298 K.

a. C3H8 < SO < CO2
b. CO2 < C3H8 < SO
c. C3H8 < CO2 < SO
d. SO < CO2 < C3H8
e. CO2 < SO < C3H8

Answer 1

Answer:

SO < CO2 < C3H8

Explanation:

Entropy refers to the degree of disorderliness of a system. The standard molar entropy of a substance refers to the entropy of 1 mole of the substance vunder standard conditions.

The molar entropy depends on the number of microstates in the system which in turn depends on the number of atoms in the molecule.

C3H8 has 11 atoms and hence the highest number of microstates followed by CO2 having three atoms and least of all SO having only two atoms.