Which statement below regarding the First Law of Thermodynamics is most correct?
a. A system can do work externally only if its internal energy decreases.
b. The internal energy of a system that interacts with its environment must change.
c. No matter what other interactions take place, the internal energy must change if a system undergoes a heat transfer.
d. The only changes that can occur in the internal energy of a system are those produced by non-mechanical forces.
e. The internal energy of a system cannot change if the heat transferred to the system is equal to the work done by the system.
e
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A. 16V
B. 8V
C. 4V
D. 2V
E. 
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