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Entropy Changes in the Surroundings

The second law of thermodynamics restated says:

Decreases in the entropy of the system can occur only if increases in the entropy of the surroundings outweigh them.

• The surroundings either add energy to the system or remove energy from it.

• Therefore there are two possible types of enthalpy changes in chemical reactions.

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