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Rank solids, liquids and gases from lowest to highest entropy.

AGases, then liquids, then solids
BLiquids, then solids, then gases
CSolids, then gases, then liquids
DSolids, then liquids, then gases
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Solids, then liquids, then gases
1. Entropy measures randomness or disorder within a system. 2. Gases have higher entropy than liquids, and liquids have higher entropy than solids. 3. Reading that chain from lowest to highest gives solids, then liquids, then gases. 4. In a block of ice the molecules cannot move much and sit in fixed positions, which is the high structural order and low entropy of a solid. _Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Metabolism", section 6.3 The Laws of Thermodynamics_
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