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Why does entropy increase with increasing temperature?
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This means that as we increase the temperature, the kinetic energy of the molecules or atoms also increases. Mathematically, this can be represented as: \[ T \propto KE \] where \(T\) is the temperature and \(KE\) is the kinetic energy. Show more…
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