General Chemistry 10th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 18 - Thermodynamics and Equilibrium - Exercises - Page 748: 18.1

Answer

Entropy is a measurement of how dispersed the energy of a system is among the different possible ways the system contains energy.

Work Step by Step

Solids have a very low inter molecular space and high inter-molecular force of attraction. Resulting in no movement of particles and thus a very low entropy. That is the reason for iodine's entropy to be 0.
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