According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, for Any Process

question 72

Multiple Choice

According to the second law of thermodynamics, for any process that may occur within an isolated system, which answer applies?

• A) entropy remains constant
• B) entropy increases (or stays the same)
• C) entropy decreases (or stays the same)
• D) depends on the rate of change of the process

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