Entropy of Mixing Activity

Question:

You mix a gallon of cold water with a gallon of hot water in a perfectly insulated container. Relative to the initial state, the entropy of the mixture will be:

     Higher
     The same
     Lower
     Not enough information

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Try mixing hot and cold water and see what happens to the entropy. You can also try mixing oil and water or dye and water.

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