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Which statement describes a system that consists of sugar crystals dissolving in water?
The system becomes more ordered and has an increase in entropy.
The system becomes more ordered and has a decrease in entropy.
The system becomes more disordered and has an increase in entropy.
The system becomes more disordered and has a decrease in entropy.

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The system becomes more disordered and has an increase in entropy.

Explanation: Sugar crystals are an ordered solid. When they dissolve, sugar molecules disperse randomly in water, increasing disorder (entropy).