Which of these statements are implied by the second law of thermodynamics? (a) The entropy of an
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Which of these statements are implied by the second law of thermodynamics?
(a) The entropy of an engine (including its fuel and/or heat reservoirs) operating in a cycle never decreases.
(b) The increase in internal energy of a system in any process is the sum of heat absorbed plus work done on the system.
(c) A heat engine, operating in a cycle, that exhausts no heat to the low-temperature reservoir is impossible.
(d) Both (a) and (c).
(e) All three [(a), (b), and (c)].
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College Physics With An Integrated Approach To Forces And Kinematics
ISBN: 978-1260547719
5th Edition
Authors: Alan Giambattista
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