Multiple Choice
A hot object and a cold object are placed in thermal contact and the combination is isolated.They transfer energy until they reach a common temperature.The change Sh in the entropy of the hot object, the change Sc in the entropy of the cold object, and the change Stotal in the entropy of the combination are:
A) " Sh > 0, Sc > 0, Stotal > 0"
B) " Sh < 0, Sc > 0, Stotal > 0"
C) " Sh < 0, Sc > 0, Stotal < 0"
D) " Sh > 0, Sc < 0, Stotal > 0"
E) " Sh > 0, Sc < 0, Stotal < 0"
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