The Concept of Entropy

question 14

Multiple Choice

The concept of entropy

• A)is employed to explain how energy can be stored.
• B)is employed to explain how an exothermic reaction can become endothermic.
• C)is employed as an indicator of disorder in a system.
• D)explains why most chemical reactions are endothermic.

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Definitions:

Major Organic Product

The primary product formed in the largest quantity during an organic chemical reaction, often favored due to kinetic or thermodynamic controls.

Methoxycyclohexane

Methoxycyclohexane is an organic compound featuring a cyclohexane ring with a methoxy (-OCH3) functional group attached, utilized in various synthetic organic chemistry applications.

Meso Ether

An ether that is part of a molecule having chiral centers but is overall achiral due to a plane of symmetry.

Enantiomeric Ethers

Ethers that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed, typically having asymmetric centers that lead to chiral properties.