AP EAMCET202021 Sep 2020Evening ShiftChemistryThermodynamics (C)Actual
Among the following processes, for which process, the change in entropy (( S) ) is negative?
Options
- ASublimation of iodine
- BFreezing of water
- CBurning of rocket fuel
- DDissolution of sugar
Correct answer
B. Freezing of water
Step-by-step solution
When water freezes its entropy decreases. A negative change in entropy indicates that the disorder of an isolated system has decreased. When liquid water freezes into ice represents an isolated decrease in entropy because liquid particles are more disordered than solid particles. Hence, option (b) is correct.