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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2019🎓 HS🔄 Round 9#️⃣ Q16❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Lab are supercooling liquid water to 136 kelvins, at which it undergoes a phase transition to a glass-like substance. Which of the following quantities is positive for the freezing of supercooled liquid water?

W) Change in enthalpy of the water
X) Change in entropy of the water
Y) Change in Gibbs free energy of the water
Z) Change in entropy of the universe
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