Asked by .

According to the second law of thermodynamics, why is a perfectly efficient engine where no energy is lost not possible?(1 point)
Responses

As energy is transferred, there will always be an increase in disorder, where heat is lost to the surroundings.
As energy is transferred, there will always be an increase in disorder, where heat is lost to the surroundings.

As energy is transferred, there will always be an increase in order, where heat is used by the engine.
As energy is transferred, there will always be an increase in order, where heat is used by the engine.

As energy is transferred, there will always be the chaos of malfunctions, where the engine starts breaking.
As energy is transferred, there will always be the chaos of malfunctions, where the engine starts breaking.

As energy is transferred, there will always be the decay of the source of heat, where the source loses its energy.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
As energy is transferred, there will always be an increase in disorder (entropy), so some heat is lost to the surroundings.