An Ideal Gas Undergoes an Isothermal Expansion

question 74

Multiple Choice

An ideal gas undergoes an isothermal expansion. During this process, its entropy

• A) increases.
• B) decreases.
• C) remains unchanged.
• D) cannot be predicted from the data given.

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