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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Thermodynamics

During phase change, entropy

  1. A remains constant
  2. B always increases
  3. C always decreases
  4. D may increase or decrease
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(D) may increase or decrease

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The entropy of a system during phase change (phase transition) increases, if the phase transition is towards higher internal energy (e.g., during melting) and decreases if the phase transition is towards lower internal energy (e.g., during freezing). Therefore, during phase…