JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main Sample Paper-42

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    Total entropy change for a system which is  not isolated from the surroundings is given by \[\Delta {{S}_{total}}=\Delta {{S}_{system}}+\Delta {{S}_{surroundings}}.\]For the spontaneous process

    A) \[\Delta {{S}_{total}}=0,\] always

    B) \[\Delta {{S}_{total}}=\] positive, always

    C) \[\Delta {{S}_{total}}=\] negative, always

    D)  \[\Delta {{S}_{total}}\] will be positive or negative other than zero

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\text{ }\!\!\Delta\!\!\text{ }{{\text{S}}_{\text{total}}}\]corresponds to \[\text{ }\!\!\Delta\!\!\text{ }{{\text{S}}_{\text{universe}\text{.}}}\] Entropy may increase or decrease of the system but for spontaneous process, the energy of the universe remains constant and entropy increases continuously.


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