Which of the following processes will result in an increase in entropy for the system?          (A) 2N2O(g)  +  O2(g)  -->  4NO(g);         (B) 2NO(g)  +  O2(g)  -->  2NO2(g);         (C) CO(g)  +  NO2(g)  -->  CO2(g)  +  NO(g);         (D) SO3(g)  +  H2O(l)  -->  H2SO4(aq)

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Which of the following processes will result in an increase in entropy for the system? 

        (A) 2N2O(g)  +  O2(g)  -->  4NO(g);

        (B) 2NO(g)  +  O2(g)  -->  2NO2(g);

        (C) CO(g)  +  NO2(g)  -->  CO2(g)  +  NO(g);

        (D) SO3(g)  +  H2O(l)  -->  H2SO4(aq) 

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