Answer to Question #256590 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for lexi

Question

a box of straws contains 15 long straws, and 15 short straws. which organization of the straws has the highest entropy

Answer 1

Question:

A box of straws contains 15 long straws, 15 medium straws, and 15 short straws. Which organization of the straws has the highest entropy?

A. The long straws placed at either end of the box, the short straws placed in the middle of the box, and the medium straws placed between the long and short straws

B. The long, medium, and short straws all mixed together and placed in the box

C. The straws placed in the box in a repeating pattern: long, then medium, then short

D. All of the longest straws at one end of the box, all of the medium straws in the middle, and all of the short straws at the other end

Answer:

Entropy is randomness so the most random is B.

The highest entropy is the combination with the highest disorder in them$.$