Question

A process will definitely be spontaneous if: Select the correct answer below: the entropy of the system increases in the process the entropy of the system decreases in the process the entropy of the universe increases in the process the entropy of the universe decreases in the process

Answer 1

A process will definitely be spontaneous if the entropy of the universe increases in the process.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that a spontaneous process increases the entropy of the universe (Suniv > 0). Therefore, a process will definitely be spontaneous if the entropy of the universe increases in the process.

Answer 2

the entropy of the universe increases

Step-by-step explanation:

The second law of thermodynamics can be stated in terms of entropy, in this statement of the law; ''a spontaneous process increases the entropy of the universe''.

Given that; ∆Suniverse = ∆Ssystem + ∆Ssurroundings, the definition of a spontaneous process is one in which ∆Suniverse >0.

Hence, a process is spontaneous when the entropy of the universe increases.