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Second Law of Thermodynamics
Energy’s inevitable decay shapes the arrow of time and limits machine efficiency
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Why does the second law of thermodynamics prevent 100% efficiency in heat engines?
Because engines cannot convert heat into work at all
Because energy is not conserved during heat-to-work conversion
Because some heat must always be lost to the surroundings, increasing entropy
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Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat naturally flows from hot to cold, limiting energy conversion efficiency in all processes
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Why does the second law of thermodynamics imply that a perpetual motion machine of the second kind is impossible?
Because energy can be created or destroyed in the process, violating conservation of energy.
Because heat can spontaneously flow from cold to hot without external work, making perpetual motion impossible.
Because it states that not all heat can be converted into work in a cyclic process, so some energy is always lost as waste heat.
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Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat naturally flows from hot to cold, limiting energy conversion efficiency
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Why does the second law of thermodynamics imply that perpetual motion machines of the second kind are impossible?
Because energy can be created or destroyed in a closed system.
Because heat can spontaneously flow from cold to hot without external work.
Because it states that not all heat can be converted into work, so some energy is always lost, preventing 100% efficiency.
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