Friday, March 27, 2020

Entropy Equation Chemistry and its Role in the Discovery of the Fundamental Laws of Thermodynamics

Entropy Equation Chemistry and its Role in the Discovery of the Fundamental Laws of ThermodynamicsIt is difficult to define the physical substance known as 'entropy'. One can define it very simply as a 'changing or disordering of properties of matter' - to alter, in other words.In our physical world it refers to 'disorder or change' in a manner that results in a degradation or reduction of properties of matter and energy. It is the flow of energy and matter that defines that 'change'disorder'. Because matter cannot be 'created' it is impossible for things to 'remain the same'. If you look at it from this angle, there is no such thing as 'an unchanging object'something that does not change'.But it is the subtle changes that we see that define that 'change'disorder' - just as the colors in the rainbow determine the form of the rainbow. The tiniest, most minute changes in form and motion give rise to the greater changes in color and intensity as they move toward the central points.So if the motion of molecules could be measured and the flow of energy and matter through them could be measured it would allow us to describe and predict the most probable way that the physical world would evolve and change over time. We could measure its growth and change and the events that might produce it - in other words a 'Entropy Equation Chemistry' which allowed us to predict how the universe would change over time.If we wanted to think about the implications of the mathematics of thermodynamics, we can imagine ourselves modeling the behavior of particles and atoms - if that were even possible in the first place. We can model and analyze the dynamics of gases, liquids and solids. If we are able to model, model and analyze everything that we observe in the universe and all that we can observe in the world, then it is not farfetched to assume that we could study and determine the laws that govern the behavior of everything in the universe, including the particles that make up atom s.In other words we would have, without any doubt, discovered the fundamental laws of thermodynamics. Indeed, I would argue that this is the most important discovery in the history of science. And yes, I realize that there have been many other such discoveries.However, none has come close to discovering and proving the existence of the Laws of Thermodynamics. The discovery of entropy would change everything. All of the laws of thermodynamics that had been established were based on 'experimental evidence' and assumptions, i.e. observations based on observations.

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