January 2020 NY Regents Chemistry Exam
17 Systems in nature tend to undergo changes toward (1) lower energy and less randomness (2) higher energy and less randomness (3) lower energy and greater randomness
(4) higher energy and greater randomness
Solution: We need to memorize that systems in nature tend to undergo changes toward lower energy and greater randomness (higher entropy).
Answer: 3
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