What would cause entropy to decrease in a reaction?

A. The products gaining more mobility than the reactants

B. The products becoming more ordered than the reactants

C. The products becoming more randomly arranged

D. The products spreading out more than the reactants

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Rollins

4 September, 20:07

What would cause entropy to decrease in a reaction?

A. The products gaining more mobility than the reactants

B. The products becoming more ordered than the reactants

C. The products becoming more randomly arranged

D. The products spreading out more than the reactants

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Jabari · Answer 1

C. Increasingly randomly selected products is the right choice

Explanation:

This is because the greater the disorder of the atoms of the product, the more the entropy will decrease, therefore they are indirectly proportional.

What would cause entropy to decrease in a reaction?A. The products gaining more mobility than the reactantsB. The products becoming more ordered than the reactantsC. The products becoming more randomly arrangedD. The products spreading out more than the reactants

What would cause entropy to decrease in a reaction?

A. The products gaining more mobility than the reactants

B. The products becoming more ordered than the reactants

C. The products becoming more randomly arranged

D. The products spreading out more than the reactants