Comparison of a wide range of entropies
The following list shows different orders of magnitude of entropy.
Factor (J⋅K−1)
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Value
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Item
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10−24
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9.5699×10−24 J⋅K−1
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Entropy equivalent of one bit of information, equal to k times ln(2)[1]
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10−23
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1.381×10−23 J⋅K−1
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Boltzmann constant, entropy equivalent of one nat of information.
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101
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5.74 J⋅K−1
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Standard entropy of 1 mole of graphite[2]
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1033
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≈ 1035 J⋅K−1
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Entropy of the Sun (given as ≈ 1042 erg⋅K−1 in Bekenstein (1973))[3]
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1054
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1.5×1054 J⋅K−1
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Entropy of a black hole of one solar mass (given as ≈ 1060 erg⋅K−1 in Bekenstein (1973))[3]
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1081
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4.3×1081 J⋅K−1
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One estimate of the theoretical maximum entropy of the universe[4][5]
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See also
References