Which of the following statements correctly describe the second law of thermodynamics? I. Heat will always transfer from a warmer object to a cooler object. II. The entropy of an isolated system always decreases. III. Entropy measures the amount of energy unavailable to do work. IV. The entropy of a reversible process is constant. O I and II only O I, III, and IV only O , II, and Il only O I and IV only

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Which of the following statements correctly describe the second law of thermodynamics?
I. Heat will always transfer from a warmer object to a cooler object.
II. The entropy of an isolated system always decreases.
III. Entropy measures the amount of energy unavailable to do work.
IV. The entropy of a reversible process is constant.
O Tand II only
O II, and IV only
O , II, and III only
O Iand IV only
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following statements correctly describe the second law of thermodynamics? I. Heat will always transfer from a warmer object to a cooler object. II. The entropy of an isolated system always decreases. III. Entropy measures the amount of energy unavailable to do work. IV. The entropy of a reversible process is constant. O Tand II only O II, and IV only O , II, and III only O Iand IV only
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