Which of the following statemtents is inconsistent with the second law of thermodynamics? a. Perpetual motion machines are impossible. b. A refrigerator cycle is a spontaneous process. C. Heat spontaneously flows from high temperature to low temperature regions. d. The arrow of time moves in the forward direction. e. The entropy of the universe tends to increase.

Which of the following statemtents is inconsistent with the second law of thermodynamics? a. Perpetual motion machines are impossible. b. A refrigerator cycle is a spontaneous process. C. Heat spontaneously flows from high temperature to low temperature regions. d. The arrow of time moves in the forward direction. e. The entropy of the universe tends to increase.

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Chapter15: Thermodynamics

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