For the breaking down of a strand of DNA into individual nucleotides, one would expect the entropy change in the reaction to be positive This entropy change is expected because one DNA strand can be randomized in fewer ways than several individual nucleotides For the reaction of ADP and phosphate to form ATP, one would expect the entropy change in the reaction to be negative. This entropy change is expected because reaction of ADP and phosphate to form ATP requires energy
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