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Gre4nikov [31]
3 years ago
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The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. If this is true then why are we always

looking for new sources of energy? Use the 2nd law of thermodynamics to answer this question.
Physics
1 answer:
riadik2000 [5.3K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The second law of thermodynamics states in an isolated system, the entropy (the amount of thermal energy that cannot be converted into mechanical work, also known as the amount of disorder) always increases, therefore, an isolated system always require an external input (new sources) of energy for there to be orderliness or for the available energy of the system to remain constant or increase

Explanation:

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