Question

As a system goes from state to state , its entropy decreases. What can you say about the number of microstates corresponding to each state?

A. A has fewer microstates than B.
B. A has more microstates than B.
C. A has the same number of microstates as B.

Answer 1

B. A has more microstates than B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since on going from state A to state B the entropy is decreasing, that is the freedom of movement and the number of ways of arrangement is decreasing and thereby the number of microstates also decreases.

Therefore, A has more microstates than B.