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A small dish containing 530 g of water is placed outside for the birds. During the night t...

A small dish containing 530 g of water is placed outside for the birds. During the night the outside temperature drops to −5.0 °C and stays at that value for several hours. (a) When the water in the dish freezes at 0 °C, does its entropy increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain. (b) Calculate the change in entropy that occurs as the water freezes. (c) When the water freezes, is there an entropy change anywhere else in the universe? If so, specify where the change occurs.

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