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A Hot Penny Is Dropped into Cold Water Inside a Polystyrene

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A hot penny is dropped into cold water inside a polystyrene foam cup.Assuming negligible heat loss to the atmosphere and the cup,


A) the decrease in entropy of the penny is equal to the increase in entropy of the water.
∣ ΔSpenny ∣ = ∣ ΔSwater
B) the decrease in entropy of the penny is less than the increase in entropy of the water.
∣ ΔSpenny ∣ < ∣ ΔSwater
C) the decrease in entropy of the penny is more than the increase in entropy of the water.
∣ ΔSpenny ∣ > ∣ ΔSwater
D) the entropy of both the penny and the water increases.

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