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Undergraduates' Understanding of Entropy

Arnd H. Jungermann

Department of Chemistry, Markgräfler Gymnasium, Müllheim, D-79379 Germany

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (9), p 1192

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1192.1

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Sözbilir and Bennett carried out an extensive investigation on undergraduates’ understanding of entropy. Though I agree in general with their statements that order–disorder arguments form a misleading entropy concept, I would like to make some comments with regard to a certain part of their online supplement.

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First-Year Undergraduate / General

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Communication / Writing

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Thermodynamics

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