Which of the following options is true? 1. Entropy increases when a liquid freezes at its melting point. II. For a spontaneous process AG > 0 III. The number of microstates available to a system is a measure of its entropy. IV. The entropy of the pure crystalline solid is zero at 0.0°C

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Which of the following options is true?

I. Entropy increases when a liquid freezes at its melting point.
II. For a spontaneous process ∆? > 0
III. The number of microstates available to a system is a measure of its entropy.
IV. The entropy of the pure crystalline solid is zero at 0.0℃

Which of the following options is true?
1. Entropy increases when a liquid freezes at its
melting point.
II. For a spontaneous process AG > 0
III. The number of microstates available to a
system is a measure of its entropy.
IV. The entropy of the pure crystalline solid is
zero at 0.0°C
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following options is true? 1. Entropy increases when a liquid freezes at its melting point. II. For a spontaneous process AG > 0 III. The number of microstates available to a system is a measure of its entropy. IV. The entropy of the pure crystalline solid is zero at 0.0°C
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