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Chemical Engineering · Q201

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 201

Q201

Melting of wax is accompanied with __________ in entropy.

A.
Increase
Answer
B.
Decrease
C.
No change
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Since here the solid or semi solid state is converting to liquid state the freedom of molecules is increasing hence randomness increases thereby, entropy which is an measure of randomness also increases.