Chapter 9, Problem 9.120SP

One of the steps in the cracking of petroleum into gasoline involves the thermal breakdown of large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller ones. For example, the following reaction might occur:

${\text{C}}_{\text{11}}{\text{H}}_{\text{24}}\to {\text{C}}_{\text{4}}{\text{H}}_{\text{1}0}+{\text{C}}_{\text{4}}{\text{H}}_{\text{8}}+{\text{C}}_{\text{3}}{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}$

Is $\Delta S$ for this reaction Likely to be positive or negative? Explain.