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When an ice cube melts and becomes water , the ice water system undergoes

A

The entropy of the system increases and the internal energy increases

B

The entropy of the system decreases and the internal energy decreases

C

The entropy of the system decreases and the internal energy increases

D

The entropy of the system increases and the internal energy decreases

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When an ice cube melts and becomes water, the disorderness of the system increases. Therefore, entropy and intermal energy of the system increases.
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