Is it possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir? Is it possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir? Yes, it is theoretically possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir, but this has not yet been accomplished experimentally. No, it is not possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir. Yes, this transfer process will happen naturally. Yes, if work is done, this transfer process can take place.

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Wilber

3 January, 09:24

Is it possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir? Is it possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir? Yes, it is theoretically possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir, but this has not yet been accomplished experimentally. No, it is not possible to transfer heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir. Yes, this transfer process will happen naturally. Yes, if work is done, this transfer process can take place.

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Zippy · Answer 1

Yes, if work is done, this transfer process can take place

Explanation:

The word heat means "thermal energy". If an object or body has a lot of heat, then it has a high thermal energy. If a body is cold, then it has low thermal energy, or it has a lack of thermal energy.

The reason it is not possible to transfer heat naturally from a cold object to a hot object is because there is a higher thermal energy in the hot object, and under natural circumstances thermal energy wants to move from high to low, meaning that a hot object naturally would give its thermal energy to the environment in order to then have the same amount as the environment, the same as how a cold object will absorb heat from the environment to have the same amount of thermal energy.

Hence, unless work is done, there it is not possible to transfer thermal energy from a cold object to a hot object.