High School

Which arrangement represents increasing entropy of the contents of the beakers?

A. Beaker 1 (Blue and Red particles), Beaker 2 (Blue and Green particles), Beaker 3 (Red and Green particles)

B. Beaker 3 (Red and Green particles), Beaker 2 (Blue and Green particles), Beaker 1 (Blue and Red particles)

C. Beaker 1 (Red and Green particles), Beaker 2 (Blue and Red particles), Beaker 3 (Blue and Green particles)

D. Beaker 2 (Blue and Green particles), Beaker 1 (Blue and Red particles), Beaker 3 (Red and Green particles)

Answer :

Final answer:

Entropy increases as the arrangement becomes more disordered. Option b represents the increasing entropy of the contents of the beakers.

Explanation:

Increasing entropy refers to the tendency of systems to become more disordered over time. Entropy can be understood in terms of the arrangement and randomness of particles in a system. In the given options, the arrangement that represents increasing entropy is Option b, where Beaker 3 (Red and Green particles), Beaker 2 (Blue and Green particles), Beaker 1 (Blue and Red particles), as the colors mix more randomly in each subsequent beaker.