A system undergoes a change from a given initial state to a given final state either by an irreversible process or by a reversible process, then (where, Δ S1 and Δ SR are the entropy changes of the system for the irreversible and reversible processes respectively) (A) Δ S1is always < Δ SR (B) Δ S1is sometimes > Δ SR (C) Δ S1is always > Δ SR (D) Δ S1is always = Δ SR

A system undergoes a change from a given initial state to a given final state either by an irreversible process or by a reversible process, then (where, Δ S1 and Δ SR are the entropy changes of the system for the irreversible and reversible processes respectively)
(A) Δ S1is always < Δ SR
(B) Δ S1is sometimes > Δ SR
(C) Δ S1is always > Δ SR
(D) Δ S1is always = Δ SR
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(C) Δ S1is always > Δ SR
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