Molecules with many resonant structures have higher entropy than those with fewer resonant structures.

Question

Molecules with many resonant structures have higher entropy than those with fewer resonant structures.

TRUE/False

Answer 1

False. Entropy is described as the amount of randomness or chaos in a system. Molecules with more resonant structures tend to be more stable than those that do not have as many. Since the stability increases with the amount of resonant structures, the entropy decreases as it becomes less disorderly or random.

Answer 2

I will agree with the statement.  Entropy is the measure of the dispersal of energy among the possible states of the system.  The more states which are possible, the greater entropy.  In this example, there are more possible states in which energy can be distributed.

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Answer 3

false.

more resonant structures means more stability for a molecule than one with fewer structures.  Therefore more resonant structures = more stability = less disorder = less entropy.