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Q: Does the entropy of a system increase over time?
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Did the ice's entropy increase or decrease over time?

increased


Is it true that the entropy of a system decreases over time?

false


Entropy involves losing energy over time?

that is not a full questionif it was does entropy involve losing energy ever time, then yes


What law states that entropy tends to increase over time?

The Second Law of Thermodynamics.


What statement best describes the second law of thermodynamics?

The entropy of the universe is increasing


Does a magnet loose its force over time?

All entropy must increase to maxiumum. Ask Multivac.


What is the law of entropy?

Entropy is the scientific concept of disorder and randomness that has many broad applications across different branches of physics. While it is not a law itself, it is central to understanding the Second Law of Thermodynamics, as objects that are in thermodynamic equilibrium are at their highest state of entropy.


Which is a statement of the second law of thermodynamics?

Entropy tends to increase in a system.


Why is it that all systems tend towards disorder and lower energy?

"Disorder" is perhaps not the best term. As well, a better usage would be "lower usable energy" and "all closedsystems".And the answer is simply because they do. That is how our universe works. A simplistic understanding indicates that an increase in entropy (meaning less usable energy in a system) is associated with movement through time; not to have entropy increase means not going forward in time, which is physically impossible for several reasons.


What is the overall effect of the second law of thermodynamics?

The overall effect is that heat moves from what is warm to what is cold. In theory, the entire universe will eventually reach a uniform temperature.


What does the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics say about Direction of heat transfer?

In nature heat only moves naturally from warmer systems to cooler systems. One direction only. Never naturally from something cold into something hot. We can pump heat out of a system by doing work on it, such as a refrigerator where the refrigerant is compressed - making it much hotter than the surroundings - then letting it give off heat to the surroundings, then expanding it across a valve where the evaporation and expansion causes it to get colder than the inside of the fridge - then allowing it to absorb heat from the inside of the fridge, then sending it back to the compressor to start all over again.


How would you expect a system to change over time based on the second law of thermodynamics?

There can be all sorts of complicated changes; but the one thing that all such changes have in common is that ENTROPY INCREASES. Alternative formulation: the amount of usable energy gets reduced over time.