Which statement is correct?
A) Heating always decreases the entropy of a system.
B) The reaction that results in an increase in the number of moles of gas always decreases the entropy of a system.
C) The greater number of particles leads to a smaller number of microstates.
D) An increase in the temperature decreases all types of molecular motions.
E) The solvation process usually leads to an increase in entropy.

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The solvation process usually involves the dissolving of a solute in a solvent, which leads to the creation of new surface area and an increase in the number of ways in which the particles can arrange themselves. This increase in the number of possible arrangements leads to an increase in entropy.

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