Which of the following processes will lead to a decrease in the entropy of the system?
A) Salt crystals dissolve in water.
B) Air escapes from a hole in a balloon.
C) Iron and oxygen react to form rust.
D) Ice melts in your hand.
E) None of these lead to a negative change in the entropy of the system, as they are all spontaneous.
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