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Mixing of non-reactive gases is generally accompanied by:

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Decrease in entropy
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Increase in entropy
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Increase in enthalpy
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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.

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