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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. a. An object at 400 K absorbs 25.0 kJ of heat from the surroundings. What is the change in entropy ΔS of the object? Assume that the temperature of...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. a. An object at 20°C absorbs 25.0 kJ of heat. What is the change in entropy ΔS of the object? Express your answer numerically in joules per kelvin....

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. Why must every heat engine have a cold reservoir?a) Because it is impossible for even a perfect engine to convert heat entirely into mechanical wor...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. How would you increase the coefficient of performance of an ideal refrigerator?a) Increase the mechanical work input.b) Decrease the outside temper...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. To increase the efficiency of an ideal heat engine, one must increase which of the following?a) the amount of heat consumed per secondb) the temper...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. If the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is 1, which the following statements is true?a) The temperature outside equals the temperature ...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. According to the second law of thermodynamics, it is impossible for ____________.a) heat energy to flow from a colder body to a hotter bodyb) an id...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. The thermodynamic processes that occur in nature ____________.a) convert thermal energy into mechanical energyb) lead to a more ordered statec) can...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. How does the entropy of steam compare to the entropy of ice? a) The entropy of ice is larger because it is more ordered than steam. b) They are the...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. Which of the following violates the second law of thermodynamics? (TH > TC)A. Heat taken from a body at TH is converted completely into work.B. ...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. Using the Einstein model of a solid, what is the change in entropy when adding two quanta of energy to a system of 5 atoms that already has 5 quant...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. Blocks A and B have 300 and 200 oscillators, respectively. The blocks are placed in contact with each other in an insulated environment. At the ins...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. An ideal gas is taken through the cycle shown in the diagram below. The process is carried out with 150 mg of Helium, which is a monoatomic gas wit...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. A system takes in 200 J of heat while undergoing an isothermal change of state at 500 K. What is ΔU, ΔS, W, and Q for this change of state? A. ΔU ...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. During an adiabatic change of state for an ideal gas 20 J of work are done on the surroundings. During this change, the temperature decreases from ...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. An engineer claims to have built four engines. When operating between two reservoirs at 400 K and 300 K, the engines have the following characteris...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. A glass of water is left outside overnight to freeze. During this process, which of the following statements about entropy is true? A) The entropy...

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Entropy and the Second Law

Q. n moles of an ideal gas expands while the temperature of the gas remains constant. In this process the entropy of the gas (a) remains constant (...

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Q. a. An object at 400 K absorbs 25.0 kJ of heat from the surroundings. What is the change in entropy ΔS of the object? Assume that the temperature of...

Q. a. An object at 20°C absorbs 25.0 kJ of heat. What is the change in entropy ΔS of the object? Express your answer numerically in joules per kelvin....

Q. Why must every heat engine have a cold reservoir?a) Because it is impossible for even a perfect engine to convert heat entirely into mechanical wor...

Q. How would you increase the coefficient of performance of an ideal refrigerator?a) Increase the mechanical work input.b) Decrease the outside temper...

Q. To increase the efficiency of an ideal heat engine, one must increase which of the following?a) the amount of heat consumed per secondb) the temper...

Q. If the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is 1, which the following statements is true?a) The temperature outside equals the temperature ...

Q. According to the second law of thermodynamics, it is impossible for ____________.a) heat energy to flow from a colder body to a hotter bodyb) an id...

Q. The thermodynamic processes that occur in nature ____________.a) convert thermal energy into mechanical energyb) lead to a more ordered statec) can...

Q. How does the entropy of steam compare to the entropy of ice? a) The entropy of ice is larger because it is more ordered than steam. b) They are the...

Q. Which of the following violates the second law of thermodynamics? (TH > TC)A. Heat taken from a body at TH is converted completely into work.B. ...

Q. Using the Einstein model of a solid, what is the change in entropy when adding two quanta of energy to a system of 5 atoms that already has 5 quant...

Q. Blocks A and B have 300 and 200 oscillators, respectively. The blocks are placed in contact with each other in an insulated environment. At the ins...

Q. An ideal gas is taken through the cycle shown in the diagram below. The process is carried out with 150 mg of Helium, which is a monoatomic gas wit...

Q. A system takes in 200 J of heat while undergoing an isothermal change of state at 500 K. What is ΔU, ΔS, W, and Q for this change of state? A. ΔU ...

Q. During an adiabatic change of state for an ideal gas 20 J of work are done on the surroundings. During this change, the temperature decreases from ...

Q. An engineer claims to have built four engines. When operating between two reservoirs at 400 K and 300 K, the engines have the following characteris...

Q. A glass of water is left outside overnight to freeze. During this process, which of the following statements about entropy is true? A) The entropy...

Q. n moles of an ideal gas expands while the temperature of the gas remains constant. In this process the entropy of the gas (a) remains constant (...