Which statement regarding the second law of thermodynamics is true?

A.

Heat can transfer from a cold to a hot body without converting a certain amount of work to heat energy.

B.

Heat cannot transfer from a hot to a cold body without converting a certain amount of work to heat energy.

C.

Heat cannot transfer from a cold to a hot body without converting a certain amount of work to heat energy.

D.

Heat cannot transfer from a cold to a hot body without transferring mass first.

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Chemistry

Jared Evans

12 April, 02:32

Which statement regarding the second law of thermodynamics is true?

A.

Heat can transfer from a cold to a hot body without converting a certain amount of work to heat energy.

B.

Heat cannot transfer from a hot to a cold body without converting a certain amount of work to heat energy.

C.

Heat cannot transfer from a cold to a hot body without converting a certain amount of work to heat energy.

D.

Heat cannot transfer from a cold to a hot body without transferring mass first.

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Leonard Yang · Answer 1

The Second Law of Thermodynamics says that processes that involve the transfer or conversion of heat energy are irreversible ... The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; the total quantity of energy in the universe stays the same.