Entropy and Temperature Measure Different Properties of a Sample of a Substance

question 29

Multiple Choice

Entropy and temperature measure different properties of a sample of a substance, because temperature gauges average kinetic energy of molecules or atoms, but

• A) entropy is the inverse of temperature, due to conservation of momentum.
• B) low entropy substances cannot have a temperature.
• C) entropy of an isolated system cannot decrease.
• D) entropy measures disorderliness or unruliness.

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