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Chemical Engineering · Q385

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 385

Q385

When a system is in equilibrium for all possible processes, the differential or finite change of entropy is

A.
< 0
Answer
B.
> 0
C.
= 0
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
For a spontaneous process of a system the change in entropy should be always greater than zero and for an equilibrium (more or less reversible) process the entropy must be equal to zero.