Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Thermodynamics - Section 2 (Q.No. 13)
13.
The entropy of water at 0°C is assumed to be
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Manoj sutahr said:
6 years ago
Yes, it should be absolute Zero temp that is 0K.
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Santosh kumar said:
8 years ago
Yeah, it's wrong answer S = 0 at -273.15 degree C.
Sivaramakrishnaiah said:
6 years ago
Entropy zero only at absolute temperature 0K.
Vilas s h said:
6 years ago
At 0°c water will freeze but a moment of particles are there when particles are moving how the entropy is zero. At 0k there is no particles movement, means no moment zero entropy.
Aditya loachab said:
6 years ago
According to the third law of thermodynamics, entropy remains until temperature 0K because some molecular momentum is there till 0Kelvin.
Sohan said:
6 years ago
For 0K, entropy is zero for perfectly crystalline substance, but 0 K is unachieveable and absolute entropy is not measurable, hence we take triple point of water arbitrarily as 0 entropy.
Shahid said:
7 years ago
Entropy should be zero at 0° K, but in case of water 0 entropy is assumed at 0° celcius.
Virendra said:
7 years ago
It should be 0 K, and not 0°.
Ananda said:
7 years ago
S=mcln(t2/t1).
Here t1=t2=273 kelvin,
So ln(273/273)=ln(1)= 0,
Hence S=0.
Here t1=t2=273 kelvin,
So ln(273/273)=ln(1)= 0,
Hence S=0.
Muhammed aslam said:
7 years ago
Actually, entropy has some value at 0 degree centigarade. We cannot achieve zero entropy (according to 3rd law). But for ease of calculation we assume entropy is zero for water at zero degree celcius. Steam table is based on this concept. However absolute value of entropy or enthalpy is not important at all. Always we consider change in entropy on process.
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