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The document discusses entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. It explains that entropy increases with increasing temperature as heat is added to a system and the number of accessible energy states increases. It provides examples of how entropy increases for phase transitions like melting (fusion) and vaporization, as molecules gain more freedom of movement and positions when changing phases from solid to liquid to gas. The entropy change is positive for these spontaneous phase transitions as disorder and accessible states increase.









