Total entropy change does not depend on the mass of water?

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The total entropy change in a system where water at temperature T1 is introduced to a heat bath at temperature T2 (where T2 > T1) is independent of the mass of water. This conclusion is based on the principles of thermodynamics, specifically the second law, which states that entropy increases as systems reach equilibrium. The entropy change is determined by the temperature difference and the heat transfer, not the quantity of water involved in the process.

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Hello,

Can someone please briefly explain to me why, if I have a system (water) T1, and introduce it to a heat bath of temperature T2 (where T2>T1), and the are left to reach equilibrium, that the total entropy change does not depend on the mass of water?

Thank you.
 
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I don't agree that the total entropy change is independent of the mass of water.
 

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