What is the difference between enthalpy and entropy?
Enthalpy is about heat content/energy; entropy is about disorder — spontaneity balances the two through ΔG.
Enthalpy is about heat content/energy; entropy is about disorder — spontaneity balances the two through ΔG. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
Key point
enthalpy vs entropy
Tap to watch or see it right here — the app stays open (it only opens a quick search if nothing embeddable is found).