Question
What is the only way that entropy can decrease in a system?
If energy is created by the system.
If work is removed from the system.
If energy is decreased from the system.
If work is put into the system.
If energy is created by the system.
If work is removed from the system.
If energy is decreased from the system.
If work is put into the system.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The only way that entropy can decrease in a system is **if work is put into the system**.
This is because entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system, and generally, the second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system can only increase over time. However, by inputting work (energy) into a system, it is possible to decrease the entropy of that specific system, although the total entropy of the universe will still increase.
This is because entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system, and generally, the second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system can only increase over time. However, by inputting work (energy) into a system, it is possible to decrease the entropy of that specific system, although the total entropy of the universe will still increase.