What is the change in entropy when an ideal gas expands into a vacuum?

  • A
    $\Delta S = 0$
  • B
    $\Delta S = nR \ln \frac{V_2}{V_1}$
  • C
    $\Delta S = -nR \ln \frac{V_2}{V_1}$
  • D
    $\Delta S = \infty$

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