What is the measure of randomness or disorder of particles making up a system called?

Answer 1

You speak of #"entropy.............."#

And #"entropy"# may be defined as the statistical probability of disorder. It certainly can be measured, and it units are #J*K^-1*mol^-1#. Well established laws of thermodynamics insist that the entropy of the universe increases in every spontaneous process.

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Answer 2

Jose Ayala

Entropy.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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