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Friday, February 27, 2009
2nd Law
What is the second law of thermodynamics?? How could you apply it to your life?
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It states that energy systems tend to increase their entropy rather than decrease it. Entropy basicaly means "order" or organization. Gasses have lots of entropy, solids have much less. The flow of entropy moves from solids to gasses. That is basically the second law in a nutshell. This applies to everyday life because it explains why water freezes, liquifies, then evaporates. That's the way everything works.
It says that it tends to increase rather than decrease. It is pretyty wierd how it does this. This has to deal with water freezing and all of that crap.
Second Law of Thermodynamics deals with entropy. This is important in everyday activities. You want efficiency in a given system. The less entropy there is, the more efficient it is.
4 comments:
It states that energy systems tend to increase their entropy rather than decrease it. Entropy basicaly means "order" or organization. Gasses have lots of entropy, solids have much less. The flow of entropy moves from solids to gasses. That is basically the second law in a nutshell. This applies to everyday life because it explains why water freezes, liquifies, then evaporates. That's the way everything works.
It says that it tends to increase rather than decrease. It is pretyty wierd how it does this. This has to deal with water freezing and all of that crap.
It says energy systems tend to increase thier entropy rather that decrease it. Entropy means orgainzation. IT shows why water freezes.
Second Law of Thermodynamics deals with entropy. This is important in everyday activities. You want efficiency in a given system. The less entropy there is, the more efficient it is.
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