Multiple Choice
The second law of thermodynamics implies that
A) in physical process in which heat is produced, the total amount of energy is reduced by an amount equal to amount of heat produced.
B) from the microscopic point of view, thermal energy is just kinetic energy of individual atoms and molecules.
C) thermal energy cannot be entirely converted into non- thermal forms of energy.
D) non- thermal forms of energy cannot be entirely converted into thermal forms of energy.
E) in every physical process, the total amount of energy must remain unchanged.
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