Question
It is quire common for a solid to change from one structure to another at a temperature below its melting point. For example, sulfur undergoes a phase change from the rhombic crystal structure to the monoclinic crystal form at temperatures above . Which form of sulfur has the more ordered crystalline structure (has the smaller positional probability)?
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Has rhombic or monoclinic sulfur more ordered crystalline structure
In different physical states, the order of the entropy is:
Both structures have unequal cell dimensions but the rhombic structure has equal unit cell angles so we can conclude that rhombic sulfur is a more ordered phase of sulfur
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