State whether the entropy of the system increases or decreases in each of the following processes:(a) Gasoline burns in a car engine.(b) Gold is extracted and purified from its ore.(c) Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) dissolves in 1-propanol (CH3CH2CH2OH).

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State whether the entropy of the system increases or decreases in each of the following processes:
(a) Gasoline burns in a car engine.
(b) Gold is extracted and purified from its ore.
(c) Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) dissolves in 1-propanol (CH3CH2CH2OH).

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