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"Ordered" is accurate, as they mean it in the thermodynamic sense. It's not that precise because of the other meaning, though.
by amalcon 9y ago
"Ordered" is accurate, as they mean it in the thermodynamic sense. It's not that precise because of the other meaning, though.
- hexane360 9y agoActually, a similar distinction is important in thermodynamics as well. Even at 0K (with no movement of atoms), you can still have a "residual entropy" related to the randomness in the crystal structure. For example, a solid CO crystal at 0K still has disorder in the direction the molecule is oriented (possible because the C-O dipole is small but nonzero). http://images.slideplayer.com/24/7362502/slides/slide_18.jpg http://images.slideplayer.com/24/7362502/slides/slide_18.jpg