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Why is increasing entropy sometimes referred to as the arrow of time ?
Why is increasing entropy sometimes referred to as "the arrow of time"?
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ciarra31
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Here's my pick at this:
Entropy (or some form of disorder) will always increase in time.
Thus if you look at snapshots of a system and see that it's entropy is increasing you can tell the flow (or arrow) of time!
Search '2nd Law of thermodynamics' for more info! :)
Entropy (or some form of disorder) will always increase in time.
Thus if you look at snapshots of a system and see that it's entropy is increasing you can tell the flow (or arrow) of time!
Search '2nd Law of thermodynamics' for more info! :)
miranda3837
4,5(72 marks)
(C) The impossibility of having a 100% efficient heat engine is always due to friction or other dissipative effects such as the system is perfectly designed or the material needed for the system design is not available.
Explanation:
The above option was never stated in the law
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