When water at $0 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }$ freezes, the entropy of the water
A) increases.
B) remains constant.
C) decreases.
D) could either increase or decrease; it depends on other factors.

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When water freezes, its molecules become more ordered as they form a crystalline structure, which results in a decrease in entropy.

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