onsider the combustion reaction of ethane: 2 C2H6 (g) + 7 O2 (g)  6 H2O (g) + 4 CO2 (g) Which is true about the entropy change of this reaction?    a. The entropy of the reaction is increasing (positive entropy change). b. The entropy of the reaction is decreasing (negative entropy change).  c. The entropy of the reaction is not changing because the reactants and products are all in the gas state. d. The entropy change of the reaction can not be determined without knowing the entropy of each of the reactants and products.

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Consider the combustion reaction of ethane:

2 C2H6 (g) + 7 O2 (g)  6 H2O (g) + 4 CO2 (g)

Which is true about the entropy change of this reaction?

  
a. The entropy of the reaction is increasing (positive entropy change).
b. The entropy of the reaction is decreasing (negative entropy change). 
c. The entropy of the reaction is not changing because the reactants and products are all in the gas state.
d. The entropy change of the reaction can not be determined without knowing the entropy of each of the reactants and products. 
 
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