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The surface of a lake will spontaneously freeze if the temperature is sufficiently low. This appears to be the spontaneous creation of order. How can this observation be reconciled to the thermodynamic fact that spontaneous processes increase entropy?

The surface of a lake will spontaneously freeze if the temperature is sufficiently low. This appears to be the spontaneous creation of order. How can this observation be reconciled to the thermodynamic fact that spontaneous processes increase entropy?

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Physical Chemistry
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Author:Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas
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Chapter4: Gibbs Energy And Chemical Potential
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Problem 4.3E: Explain how the equation dU+pdVTdS0 is consistent with the idea that spontaneous changes occur with...
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The surface of a lake will spontaneously freeze if the temperature is sufficiently low. This appears to be the spontaneous creation of order. How can this observation be reconciled to the thermodynamic fact that spontaneous processes increase entropy?
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