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Which of these statements is false?

a. For a given material, a gas would have a greater entropy than the solid.
b. For a given material, a liquid would have a greater entropy than the gas.
c. At 0 K, an ordered pure crystalline solid has an entropy of zero.
d. For a given material, the liquid has a greater entropy than the solid.
e. Increasing the temperature of a substance increases its entropy.

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