Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321910419
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Chapter 19 - Chemical Thermodynamics - Exercises - Page 848: 19.38b

Answer

Therefore, as the volume of a system increases, its entropy will increase as well.

Work Step by Step

Entropy increases when the amount of disorder and randomness in the system increases. When the volume of a system increases, its molecules gain freedom, and with it, enter a state of higher disorder.
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