Which of the following is a statement of the third law of thermodynamics?
A)
If two objects are in equilibrium with a third, then they are in thermal equilibrium with one another.
B)
The entropy of the universe cannot decrease.
C)
The entropy of the universe cannot increase.
D)
All reversible engines operating between the same two temperatures have the same efficiency.
E)
It is impossible to lower the temperature of an object to absolute zero in a finite number of steps.
E
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