J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    When water is cooled to ice, its entropy

    A)  increases           

    B)  decreases

    C)  remains same                  

    D)  becomes zero

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Entropy is the measure of randomness. When water (liquid) is cooled to ice (solid), randomness decreases (\[\because \]in solids, molecules are orderly arranged), and thus, entropy decreases.


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