Does entropy increase in this process

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Homework Statement


Is boiling of egg accompanied by an increase in entropy?

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I guess entropy decreases because as the egg boils, the stuff inside it gets hardened and changes into a solid mass. So the disorderliness decreases and the entropy should decrease. But according to the answer the entropy increases. Can anyone help me on this?
 
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