8.Modified True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is true, otherwisewrite FALSE. Support your answer if the statement is false.The entropy statement of the second law of thermodynamicsimplies that the order of the universe is either the same or it isgetting worse.

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Chapter15: Thermodynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 31CQ: Explain how water’s entropy can decrease when it freezes without violating the second law of...

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