Question

multiple-choice question
which best describes a burning campfire?
□ endothermic and an decrease in entropy
□ endothermic and an increase in entropy
□ exothermic and an increase in entropy
□ exothermic and an decrease in entropy
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into randomly moving
and carbon dioxide.

Explanation:

1. A burning campfire releases heat (exothermic, as exothermic processes give off energy).
2. The fire converts solid fuel (like wood) into gases (e.g., CO₂, water vapor) and heat, increasing disorder (entropy increases, as gases have more randomness than solids).
3. Endothermic processes absorb heat (not true for a fire), and a decrease in entropy would mean more order (opposite of what fire does). So the correct option is the one with exothermic and increase in entropy.

Answer:

C. exothermic and an increase in entropy