Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 19 - Chemical Thermodynamics - Exercises - Page 848: 19.38c

Answer

When the two liquids are mixed, the entropy increases.

Work Step by Step

Entropy increases when the chaos or disorder of a system increases. When the two liquids are mixed the number of combinations and micro states possible increase. With this increase comes an increase in disorder.
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