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What represents a decrease in Entropy?

a) Sublimation of CO2
b) Condensation of steam on the glass
c) Boiling water
d) NaCl dissolving in water

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Final answer:

Condensation of steam on the glass represents a decrease in entropy, as it involves a change from a high-entropy gas to a lower-entropy liquid.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process that represents a decrease in entropy is condensation of steam on the glass. Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system, and when steam condenses on a glass, it transitions from a gas (which has high entropy due to the random movement of particles) to a liquid (which has lower entropy because the particles are more ordered). Thus, the entropy decreases. In contrast, sublimation, boiling, and dissolving generally increase the disorder and thus the entropy of a system.

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