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Lab: Calorimetry and Specific Heat — Unit test

Question 1 • Chemistry A.1 - F26 - Jacob Metsker

Which process involves a decrease in entropy?

Answer
A
burning natural gas
B
water freezing into ice
C
water evaporating on heating
D
dry ice subliming

Explanation

Entropy measures how dispersed or disordered energy and particles are. When liquid water freezes into ice, its molecules become arranged in a more orderly structure and have fewer ways to move, so entropy decreases. Burning natural gas, evaporation, and sublimation generally increase entropy.

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