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       THIRD LAW ENTROPIES AND COMMON SENSE

H. Entropy increases with chemical complexity. This principle holds for ionic salt crystals with increasing numbers of ions per mole,

 

for crystals with increasing numbers of water molecules in the crystal,

 

and for organic compounds with larger carbon frameworks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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