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Entropy of vitreous ice

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THE excess thermodynamic properties of vitreous solids over those of crystalline forms include contributions from two sources: first, the configurational changes that occur in the vitreous state1; and, second, lattice vibrations that are of a relatively low frequency and are thought to be relatively more anharmonic. We consider here the excess and the residual entropy of vitreous ice and discuss each in terms of the molecular processes and the structure.

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JOHARI, G. Entropy of vitreous ice. Nature 260, 421–422 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260421a0

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