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15.6 Exercise 1

Avg difficulty 2.5

Equal masses of steam (100 degrees C) and ice (0 degrees C) are placed in contact with each other in an otherwise insulated container. They both end up as liquid water at a common temperature. The steam ___ entropy and ___ order, while the ice ___ entropy and ___ order.

  1. gained, gained, lost, lost
  2. gained, lost, lost, gained
  3. lost, gained, gained, lost
  4. lost, lost, gained, gained

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 15.6 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy, exercise 1

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