When you make ice cubes, the entropy of water

When you make ice cubes, the entropy of water
  1. does not change
  2. increases
  3. decreases
  4. may either increase or decrease depending on the process used.

Solution

Entropy is a measure of disorder. When water is converted to ice, disorder decreases, entropy decreases. .

Asked in: NEET 2012 (Screening)

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