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Entropy can only be decreased in a system if ...

a)heat is removed
b)disorder is increased
c)energy is added
d)efficiency is zero
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User Jeanaux
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Answer:

it is not a) heat is removed

Step-by-step explanation:

just got it wrong because of the previous reply :(

User Meno Hochschild
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Answer:

a)heat is removed

Step-by-step explanation:

Entropy is the a stare of randomness or disorderliness of the particles of a system.

The entropic level of a system depends on temperature and physical state of matter.

With increasing temperature, the randomness of the particles of a system increases. When heat is removed from a system, the entropy reduces and orderliness is approached. For example, the entropy of steam would decrease if we place it in a refrigerator. In the refrigerator, work is done on the steam to remove the heat and reduce the temperature. The vapour moves from gas to liquid and then to a more ordered ice.

When disorder increases, entropy increases also.

When we add more energy to a system, it causes a rise in randomness.

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