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When you make ice cubes, the entropy of ...

When you make ice cubes, the entropy of water

A

does not change

B

increases

C

decreases

D

may either increase or decrease depending on the process used.

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