Which of the following processes involve an increase in entropy of the system?
I.Mothballs vaporize in a closet.
II.Blocks are assembled into a house.
III.Crystals grow from a sugar solution.
IV.Recyclable plastics are sorted.
V.Cake mix is manufactured from five basic ingredients.

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I and V involve an increase in entropy because they both involve a change from a more ordered state to a less ordered state. Mothballs vaporizing spread out into the air, increasing disorder. Similarly, mixing ingredients to make a cake mix increases the disorder from separate, ordered ingredients to a mixed, less ordered state.

Which of the Following Processes Involve an Increase in Entropy