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According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a system will always __________blank.(1 point)
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increase and then decrease
increase and then decrease

stay the same or increase
stay the same or increase

decrease
decrease

change randomly

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stay the same or increase

Explanation: For an isolated system, the second law says entropy never decreases — it increases for irreversible processes and remains constant for ideal reversible processes.