KARPEN PILE

[MarkE]

Do you think it is important that the author seems to represent that rusted iron is lower entropy state than unoxidized iron?

How does the "International Journal of Modern Chemistry" rank as a peer reviewed journal?  How many articles in better known journals cite any articles in the IJMC? Does it rank up there with Andrea Rossi's JONP?

[profitis]

Rusting of iron: lower total entropy state than was previously thought taking into account phase-change of o2 gas disorder into orderly crystalline Fe2O3 oxide solid.ruthenium dioxide:total spontaneous reduction of entropy state taking into account phase-change disorderly o2 gas into orderly crystalline chemisorbed state.which journal would you prefer @mark E.mr chang has plenty articles in plenty journals.

[MarkE]

Rusting of iron: lower total entropy state than was previously thought taking into account phase-change of o2 gas disorder into orderly crystalline Fe2O3 oxide solid.ruthenium dioxide:total spontaneous reduction of entropy state taking into account phase-change disorderly o2 gas into orderly crystalline chemisorbed state.which journal would you prefer @mark E.mr chang has plenty articles in plenty journals.

The paper such as it was, addressed processes tat supposedly result in spontaneous reductions of entropy due to catalysts.  Admitting that a claimed example does not result in the reduced entropy claimed, admits the paper fails to make its case.

[profitis]

If you had put your glasses on you wouldve seen that he claims LESS entropy for RUSTING not negative entropy for RUSTING.same applies to any oxidation corrosion process involving gases eg zinc + o2 = zinc oxide + energy ,,minus energy it took to suck o2 gas disorder into orderly ZnO crystal.same for sodium peroxide,calcium oxide,hydrogen ox..(oops)

[MarkE]

Suggesting that people before him have made a miscalculation that overstates entropy is a complete fail in terms of offering support for the paper's stated claim of evidencing processes that spontaneously reduce entropy.