Even though the process is endothermic, snow can sublime. Which tendency in nature accounts for this phase change?

(1) a tendency toward greater entropy (2) a tendency toward greater energy (3) a tendency toward less entropy (4) a tendency toward less energy

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Maxwell Gilbert

Chemistry

17 December, 00:54

Even though the process is endothermic, snow can sublime. Which tendency in nature accounts for this phase change?

(1) a tendency toward greater entropy (2) a tendency toward greater energy (3) a tendency toward less entropy (4) a tendency toward less energy

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Even though the process is endothermic, snow can sublime. The tendency in nature that accounts for this phase change is that there is a tendency toward greater entropy. The answer is number 1. The rest of the choices do not answer the question above.

Even though the process is endothermic, snow can sublime. Which tendency in nature accounts for this phase change?(1) a tendency toward greater entropy (2) a tendency toward greater energy (3) a tendency toward less entropy (4) a tendency toward less energy

Even though the process is endothermic, snow can sublime. Which tendency in nature accounts for this phase change?

(1) a tendency toward greater entropy (2) a tendency toward greater energy (3) a tendency toward less entropy (4) a tendency toward less energy