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Second Law of Thermodynamics

A fundamental principle of physics stating that the total entropy, or disorder, of an isolated system will always increase over time. In chemistry, this traditionally implies that reactions must proceed steadily toward a state of equilibrium. The Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction was initially dismissed because it appeared to defy this law by creating spontaneous order from a uniform mixture.

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