Which of the following processes entropy increases? A. A liquid evaporates to vapour. B. Temperature of a crystalline solid lowered from 130 K to 0 K. C. 2 NaHCO3(s)→ Na2CO3(s)+ CO2(g)+ H2O(g) D. Cl2(g)→2 Cl(g)
medium
Thermodynamics
2024
chemistry
A, C and D
C and D
A and C
A, B and D
Explanation
To determine in which processes entropy increases, we need to understand how entropy behaves in different scenarios.Entropy, denoted as S, is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system. Generally, entropy increases when:• A substance changes from a more ordered state to a less ordered state (e.g., solid to liquid, liquid to gas).• The number of gas molecules increases in a chemical reaction.Let's analyze each option:
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