Which Statement Is Correct

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct?

• A) Heating always decreases the entropy of a system.
• B) The reaction that results in an increase in the number of moles of gas always decreases the entropy of a system.
• C) The greater number of particles leads to a smaller number of microstates.
• D) An increase in the temperature decreases all types of molecular motions.
• E) The solvation process usually leads to an increase in entropy.

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