This figure shows the motions of atoms (a) in a falling ball and (b) after the ball hits the ground. Why would you not expect the ball on the ground to suddenly move upward?
a. Because it is exceedingly unlikely that the velocities of the atoms would simultaneously reorder themselves to generally point upward.
b. It would violate the first law of thermodynamics.
c. Both a. and b.
a
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(A) 575 lb, 4.1 ft
(B) 638 lb, 4.2 ft
(C) 740 lb, 3.9 ft
(D) 428 lb, 4.4 ft
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