Question

Why doesn’t a broken wineglass spontaneously fix itself, from a thermodynamic point of view?

Answer 1

Answer:

C.Fixing a wineglass requires a large decrease in entropy.

Explanation:

Decrease in entropy is a non spontaneous process.  

Entropy is the measure of randomness or disorder. For a process to be spontaneous the disorder or the randomness should increase. In a spontaneous process entropy increase or becomes positive.  

A broken wine glass has more disorder than an unbroken glass. So a broken wine glass does not spontaneously fix itself as that would lead to a decrease in entropy.  

Answer 2

C. Fixing a wineglass requires a large decrease in entropy.