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Choose the system from each pair that likely has the higher entropy.

ice
liquid water

liquid water at 10°C

liquid water at 90°C

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
- Liquid water (higher entropy than ice). Reason: the liquid has more molecular disorder and many more accessible microstates than the ordered solid; melting increases entropy (ΔSfus > 0).

- Liquid water at 90°C (higher entropy than at 10°C). Reason: for the same phase and amount, entropy rises with temperature (ΔS = ∫Cp/T dT > 0), so the hotter liquid has greater entropy.