Question

The second law of thermodynamics states that the disorder in any system is always increasing. In simple terms, you can think about dropping NaCl crystals into a glass of water. The solvation and diffusion of ions is favored because there is an increase in __________.

(a) pH.
(b) entropy.
(c) ions.
(d) stored energy.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Entropy is principally the state of disorderliness of a system. The second law of thermodynamics is essentially talking about entropy. It is giving a relation of what actually happens to a system in the course of time.

It has thus being established that the entropy of a system is expected to increase. It gave a relation of what happens when a certain mass of sodium chloride is dropped into a particular mass of water. It is expected that the entropy of the system is increased so as to favor the solvation and diffusion of ions. If the disorderliness of the system had not increased, there won’t be an accompanying solvation and diffusion of the ions in water.