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In which of the following scenarios would the entropy of the system decrease?

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In which of the following scenarios would the entropy of the system decrease?
  1. Ice melting
  2. Water evaporating
  3. Gas compressing
  4. Sugar dissolving in water

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

In which of the following scenarios would the entropy of the system decrease?
  • Step 1: Understand what entropy is. Entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system.
  • Step 2: Recognize that gases have a lot of microstates, which are different ways the particles can be arranged.
  • Step 3: When a gas is compressed, the space it occupies becomes smaller.
  • Step 4: With less space, there are fewer ways (microstates) for the gas particles to be arranged.
  • Step 5: Since the number of microstates decreases, the disorder of the system also decreases.
  • Step 6: Therefore, when a gas is compressed, the entropy of the system decreases.
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