Multiple Choice
A container holding 1.2 kg of water at 20.0 °C is placed in a freezer that is kept at -20.0 °C.The water freezes and comes into thermal equilibrium with the interior of the freezer.
-Which one of the following statements is true concerning this process?
A) The water gains entropy in accord with the second law of thermodynamics.
B) The water loses entropy so the process violates the second law of thermodynamics.
C) The water gains entropy,but the air outside the refrigerator loses entropy in accord with the second law of thermodynamics.
D) Both the water and the air outside the refrigerator lose entropy,but the universe gains entropy in accord with the second law of thermodynamics.
E) The water loses entropy,but the air outside the refrigerator gains entropy in accord with the second law of thermodynamics.
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