Mixing of non-reactive gases is generally accompanied by:
A
Decrease in entropy
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B
Increase in entropy
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C
Increase in enthalpy
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D
decrease in temperature
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Solution
The correct option is B Increase in entropy When the non-reactive gases are mixed. The number of particles and as the number of particles increases, the number of ways of energy distribution increases, randomness increases and thus entropy increases.