Question #168d2
1 Answer
Statement C is false.
Explanation:
Let's take a look at the different options:
A
You can see entropy as the amount of disorder in a system. Therefore a gas has more disorder than a solid and will, therefore, have a higher entropy. This statement is true.
B
The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of the universe will always increase. This statement must therefore be true.
C
The original question was cut off by limited space in the title, but this option should probably be false. I image the option was something like:
Any event that is accompanied by an increase in the entropy of the system will be spontaneous.
This is false since a reaction can take place spontaneously when the entropy is decreasing! Remember that a reaction takes place spontaneously when the Gibbs free energy is negative:
If the entropy is sufficient negative, the Gibbs free energy can be negative and therefore the reaction proceeds spontaneously.
Statement C is false.
