College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 12 - Thermodynamics - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions - Page 448: 8

Answer

Option-a Negative

Work Step by Step

In any natural process, the overall change in the entropy of the universe could not be negative. This is a consequence of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the total entropy of an isolated system (which includes the universe as a whole) always increases or remains constant in a natural process.
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