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The continuous increase in entropy is a law of nature. Due to entropy’s relationship with possible states, it is also related to randomness. Additionally, it is associated with heat loss. The second ...

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The cooling effect means that it is an endothermic process (D H>0) so that TD S is positive. Thus the entropy of the rubber band increases when it goes from the stretched state to the natural state.