Q.
In 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. $2NaHCO_{3(s)}\to Na_2CO_{3(s)}+CO_{2(g)}+H_2O_{(g)}$
D. $Cl_{2(g)}\to2Cl_{(g)}$
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) A, C and D
B) C and D
C) A and C
D) A, B and D
Explanation
[Solution by Claude - not from source] Entropy rises on evaporation, gas formation and dissociation into more particles (A, C, D) and falls on cooling (B). Answer (1).
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