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?

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When water freezes, its molecules become more ordered, which means the water loses entropy. However, the energy removed from the water is transferred to the surroundings, in this case, the air outside the refrigerator, increasing its entropy. This process is in accord with the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time.

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