We bring a hot object into contact with a cold object. The hot object’s entropy decreases by 1.5 J/K as it comes into equilibrium with the cold object. By how much does the cold object’s entropy increase?
A. More than 1.5 J/K
B. Exactly 1.5 J/K
C. Less than 1.5 J/K
D. 0
A. More than 1.5 J/K
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