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Which of the following is a statement of the second law of thermodynamics?
Which of the following is a statement of the second law of thermodynamics?
- The internal energy of an isolated system remains constant
- The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature
- Energy cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
- The entropy of any isolated system not in equilibrium tends to increase over time (correct)
Which thermodynamic process involves no heat transfer and no work being done?
Which thermodynamic process involves no heat transfer and no work being done?
- Isobaric process
- Isentropic process
- Isochoric process (correct)
- Adiabatic process
What does the term 'enthalpy' represent in thermodynamics?
What does the term 'enthalpy' represent in thermodynamics?
- Heat content of a system at constant pressure (correct)
- Internal energy of a system
- Measure of disorder in a system
- Maximum work obtainable from a system at constant temperature and pressure