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The total entropy of a system and its surrounding increases, if the process is

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reversible
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irreversible
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exothermic
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endothermic
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Solution

The correct option is B irreversible
For a spontaneous process, the total entropy change of the universe is positive and all irreversible processes are spontaneous.

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