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According to the second law of thermodynamics, heat flows spontaneously from:
According to the second law of thermodynamics, heat flows spontaneously from:
- Equally between hotter and colder regions
- Any region randomly
- Colder to hotter regions
- Hotter to colder regions (correct)
The second law of thermodynamics predicts whether processes are:
The second law of thermodynamics predicts whether processes are:
- Beneficial for energy conservation
- Random and unpredictable
- Forbidden despite obeying the first law of thermodynamics (correct)
- Always allowed
The concept of entropy is established as a physical property by the:
The concept of entropy is established as a physical property by the:
- Zeroth law of thermodynamics
- Third law of thermodynamics
- First law of thermodynamics
- Second law of thermodynamics (correct)
The second law of thermodynamics allows which process involving a cup falling off a table and breaking on the floor?
The second law of thermodynamics allows which process involving a cup falling off a table and breaking on the floor?
The irreversibility of natural processes is accounted for by the increase in combined entropy of system and surroundings, according to the:
The irreversibility of natural processes is accounted for by the increase in combined entropy of system and surroundings, according to the:
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Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Heat flows spontaneously from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature.
- The second law of thermodynamics predicts whether processes are spontaneous or non-spontaneous.
- The concept of entropy is established as a physical property by the second law of thermodynamics.
- The second law of thermodynamics allows for the process of a cup falling off a table and breaking on the floor, which is an irreversible process.
- The irreversibility of natural processes is accounted for by the increase in combined entropy of the system and its surroundings.
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