The second law of thermodynamics implies
that
a) heat can be used to do work only if a thermal reservoir at a lower temperature is available.
b) the total energy of a body is the sum of kinetic energies of all its molecules.
c) bodies cool at rates proportional to their temperature excess above their surroundings.
d) energy cannot be destroyed.
a
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Four electrons move from point A to point B in a uniform electric field as shown below. Rank the electrons in diagrams I through IV by the changes in potential from most positive to most negative when traveling from A to B.
A. I = II = III = IV. B. II = III > I > IV. C. III > I = IV > II. D. II > I = IV > III. E. I > II = III > IV.
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