We drop a stone of mass m from a height h into a bucket of water. What would be a suitable replacement process for this non-quasistatic process?

A. Lower the stone gently into the water.
B. Lower the stone gently into the water, and then heat the water until it has mgh more energy than it had before.
C. Lower the stone gently into the water, and then stir the water gently to give it mgh more energy.
D. Raise the water up to height h, gently put the stone in it, and then lower both back to the ground.
E. Either (B) or (C).
F. None of the above.


B. Lower the stone gently into the water, and then heat the water until it has mgh more energy than it had before.

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