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Identify the correct statement or statements about entropy. Question options: En

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Question

Identify the correct statement or statements about entropy.

Question options:

Entropy is a state function - the current value doesn't depend on the previous history.


Entropy is a measure of the randomness or disorder of a system.


Any spontaneous process increases the total entropy of the entire universe.


The products of a chemical reaction must have a higher entropy than the reactants


The standard entropy of a pure substance (like oxygen gas) is zero at 273 K.


Entropy increases when a solid turns into a gas.

Explanation / Answer

The correct statement is - Entropy is a measure of the randomness or disorder of a system.