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AIIMS 2006
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2006
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Thermal Properties of Matter

AIIMS 2006 · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter

When you make ice cubes, the entropy of water

When you make ice cubes, the entropy of water

Options

  1. Adoes not change
  2. Bincreases
  3. Cdecreases
  4. Dmay either increase or decrease depending on the process used.

Correct answer

C. decreases

Step-by-step solution

Entropy is a measure of disorder. When water is converted to ice, disorder decreases, entropy decreases.
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