Which of the following processes is an example of decrease in entropy?

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Entropy is a measure of the randomness or disorder of a system. A decrease in entropy occurs when the randomness of the system decreases, which typically happens when the number of gaseous moles decreases or when a substance changes from a more disordered state (gas) to a less disordered state (liquid or solid). For the dissolution of solid iodine in water: I₂(s) I₂(aq) . The solid lattice breaks down and molecules disperse in the solvent, leading to an increase in entropy ( S > 0 ). For the formation of liquid wat