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State the second law of thermodynamics in terms of the entropy of the universe.

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The entropy of the universe (system + surrounding) always increases in the course of every spontaneous (natural) change. $Δ S_{universe} > 0$ . Energy of universe is conserved whereas entropy of universe always increases in any natural or spontaneous process.

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