The reaction 2 Mg(s) + O2(g) 2 MgO(s) is highly spontaneous and has a negative value

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The reaction 2 Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2 MgO(s) is highly spontaneous and has a negative value for . The second law of thermodynamics states that in any spontaneous process there is always an increase in the entropy of the universe. Is there an inconsistency between this reaction and the second law?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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