Homework Help: Physics

Posted by S on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 9:47pm.

If a supersaturated sugar solution is allowed to evaporate slowly, sugar crystals form in the container. Hence, sugar molecules go from a disordered form (in solution) to a highly ordered, crystalline form. Does this process violate the second law of thermodynamics? Explain.

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