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The direction of a natural process is indicated by which of the following?a.)thermal efficiencyb.)specific heat c.)change in entropyd.)conservation of energy

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From the second law of thermodynamics we know that the entropy of a system is always increasing; this means that as time passes the change in entropy will increase and hence we can indicate the direction of a natural process with it.

Therefore, the answer is C.

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