Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
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Chapter 22.7, Problem 22.4CE
You have considerable intuition about whether some process increases or decreases the entropy of the Universe. Just imagine watching the process in reverse. If it doesn’t make sense in reverse, entropy must have increased. This test isn’t always foolproof: some process may seem reversible, but the entropy of the Universe still increases. Use your intuition to decide whether the entropy of the Universe increases during the following processes:
- a. A car crashes into a brick wall.
- b. An ice cube floating in a large cup of water melts.
- c. A puddle of water freezes to ice slowly.
- d. The frozen puddle of water melts slowly.
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