A student drops his notes, and his papers scatter. The fact that the papers scatter and do not remain neatly stacked is an illustration of

A) the first law of thermodynamics.
B) the second law of thermodynamics.
C) an increase in entropy.
D) both the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
E) an increase in entropy as predicted by the second law of thermodynamics.


Answer: E

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