MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEJEE Advanced ChemistryPhysical ChemistryThermodynamics and ThermochemistryEntropy and Spontaneity

When ice melts into water, entropy

A.become zero

B.decreases

C.increases✓ Correct

D.remains the same

Explanation

The greater the randomness in a system, greater is its entropy. The randomness is greater in liquid state as compared to that in solid state, so the entropy increases when ice melts into water.

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