Answer
The change in (a) has a positive $\Delta S$.
Work Step by Step
Entropy increases when the particles of the system are spread out more. In (a), the particles are spread across the three boxes, so (a) has a positive $\Delta S$.
Chemistry: Molecular Approach (4th Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134112830
ISBN 13:
978-0-13411-283-1
Chapter 18 - Section 18.3 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Conceptual Connection - Page 848: 18.2
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