For All Reversible Processes Involving a System and Its Environment

question 5

Multiple Choice

For all reversible processes involving a system and its environment:

• A)the entropy of the system does not change
• B)the entropy of the system increases
• C)the total entropy of the system and its environment does not change
• D)the total entropy of the system and its environment increases
• E)none of the above

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