Table 1: Factors that can influence both
potential energy and entropy.
Factor |
Effect on Potential Energy |
Effect on Entropy |
Bond Formation |
Increases |
Decreases |
Bond Breaking |
Decreases |
Increases |
Bond Stretching |
Increases |
Decreases |
Bond Bending |
Increases |
Decreases |
Increase in Microstates |
Decreases |
Increases |
Breakdown of Ordered
Structure |
Decreases |
Increases |
Build Ordered Structure |
Increases |
Decreases |
Increase in Flexibility |
Decreases |
Increases |
Increase in Rigidity |
Increases |
Decreases |
Increase in Temperature |
Decreases |
Increases |
Increase in Carbon Atoms |
Increases |
Decreases |
Increase in Structural
Complexity |
Increases |
Decreases |
Increase in Conformers |
Decreases |
Increases |
Increase in Molecular
Movement |
Decreases |
Increases |