What is one of the main uses of the second law of thermodynamics?

Unraveling The Second Law Of Thermodynamics Through Real-World Applications

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To calculate the energy of a system
To determine the spontaneity of a process
To measure the temperature of a system
To predict the speed of a reaction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following processes is spontaneous?
A balloon inflating by itself
A mass falling down
A mixed gas becoming unmixed
Cold tea heating up spontaneously
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the second law of thermodynamics necessary?
To calculate the energy of a system
To determine the speed of a reaction
To predict the direction of a process
To measure the temperature of a system
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Clausius inequality help to determine?
The direction of heat transfer in cyclic processes
The spontaneity of a process
The speed of a chemical reaction
The energy of a system
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common misconception about entropy?
It is the same as energy
It is not related to heat transfer
It only represents disorder
It decreases in spontaneous processes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principle states that the entropy of the universe always increases during a spontaneous process?
Conservation of Energy
Increase in Entropy Principle
Newton's Third Law
Law of Conservation of Mass
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the hot tea problem, why can't the tea absorb heat spontaneously?
Because it violates the first law of thermodynamics
Because the tea is already at maximum temperature
Because the surroundings are too cold
Because the entropy change of the universe would be negative
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