Which Statement Is Correct

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct?

• A) The standard entropy of a gas phase substance is less than the standard entropy of the same substance in the solid phase.
• B) For two different substances in the same phase, the substance with the more complex structure has the lower entropy.
• C) The more highly ordered allotrope of an element has a higher entropy.
• D) The entropies of elements and compounds are always positive.
• E) For a monatomic gas, the gas with the lower molar mass has the greater entropy.

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Definitions:

Absorption

The process by which substances are taken up into a more assimilable form, such as nutrients from food into the bloodstream.

Peristalsis

A sequence of muscular waves that propel food along the digestive system.

Chemical Digestion

The process in the digestive system where enzymes break down food into small molecules the body can absorb.

Diffusion

Tendency for solute molecules to move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration in solution; the product of the constant random motion of all atoms, molecules, or ions in a solution.