Question: A builder uses lumber to construct a building, which is unfortunately destroyed in a fire. Thus, the lumber existed at one time or another in

A builder uses lumber to construct a building, which is unfortunately destroyed in a fire. Thus, the lumber existed at one time or another in three different states: (A) as unused building material, (B) as a building, and (C) as a burned-out shell of a building. Rank these three states in order of decreasing entropy (largest first.)
C,B,A
A, B, C
C, A, B
A, C, B
B, A, C
A builder uses lumber to construct a building,

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