Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 13 - Gas Mixtures - Problems - Page 718: 13-46C

Answer

Entropy is an extensive property of gas, but specific entropy is intensive property due to the involvement of mass. So the answer is yes for total entropy of the mixture. But the specific entropy of the mixture is not equal to the sum of specific entropy of individual gases.

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Entropy is an extensive property of gas, but specific entropy is intensive property due to the involvement of mass. So the answer is yes for total entropy of the mixture. But the specific entropy of the mixture is not equal to the sum of specific entropy of individual gases.
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