Multiple Choice
Which answer below is not a statement of the second law of thermodynamics?
A) Real processes proceed in a preferred direction.
B) Energy does not flow spontaneously by heat from a cold to a hot reservoir.
C) The entropy of the universe increases in all natural processes.
D) In theory, heat engines working in a cycle employ reversible processes.
E) You cannot construct a heat engine, operating in a cycle that does nothing but take heat from a reservoir and perform an equal amount of work.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q17: A Carnot cycle, operating as a heat
Q18: A steam engine is operating at its
Q19: A vessel containing 10 kg of water
Q20: A gasoline engine absorbs 2 500 J
Q21: A refrigerator has a coefficient of performance
Q23: A gasoline engine absorbs 2 500 J
Q24: Find the change in entropy (in J/K)
Q25: A lawn mower has a 6-horsepower engine
Q26: For the same temperature increase in a
Q27: When water of mass m and specific