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Thermodynamics: Entropy and the Second Law. If you flip a fair coin 8 times, which string of results are you more likely to get? I : HHHHHHHH II : HTHTTHTH. String I String II They are equally probable You can’t tell without being given more information. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Clicker Questions for NEXUS/Physics
Thermodynamics: Entropy and the Second Law
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If you flip a fair coin 8 times, which string of results are you more likely to get?
I: HHHHHHHHII: HTHTTHTH
A. String IB. String IIC.They are equally probableD.You can’t tell without being
given more information.
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If you flip a fair coin 8 times, which string of results are you more likely to get?
i: 8 headsii: 4 heads and 4 tails
A. Result iB. Result iiC.They are equally probableD.You can’t tell without being
given more information.
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Suppose we have two blocks of matter touching each other.
Suppose each object has 4 DoFs (bins in which to place energy)and we have 4 packets of thermal energy.
How many ways are there of distributing all 4 packets to the left object and nothing to the right one?How many ways are there to distribute 2 packets to each object?
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Simple System: A 6 atom gasHow many ways are there to distribute 4 packets of thermal energy
A. “6 choose 4” (6C4)B. “12 choose 4” (12C4)C. “18 choose 4” (18C4)D. Less than “6 choose 4”E. More than “18 choose 4”F. Not enough information
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System: Two touching 6 atom gasesThere are 4 packets of thermal energy for EACH group of 6 atoms (8 packets total). Compared to a single 6 atom gas, is the number of possible microstates
A. Twice as highB. Four times as highC. Eight times as highD. More than eight times
as highE. Not enough information
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Consider a “joint” system with 6 gas atoms and 6 water molecules. We put in 8 packets of thermal energy
1. They are more likely to be in the gas2. They are more likely to be in water3. They are equally likely to be in any
atom/molecule
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More thermal energy packets are in the water molecules than in the gas molecules
1. The water is hotter than the gas2. The water is colder than the gas3. The water is at the same temperature
as the gas4. There is not enough information to decide.
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Suppose an isolated box of volume 2V is divided into two equal compartments. An ideal gas occupies half of the container and the other half is empty. When the partition separating the two halves of the box is removed and the system reaches equilibrium again, how does the new internal energy of the gas compare to the internal energy of the original system?
A. The energy increasesB. The energy decreasesC. The energy stays the
sameD. There is not enough
information to determine the answer
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Suppose an isolated box of volume 2V is divided into two equal compartments. An ideal gas occupies half of the container and the other half is empty. When the partition separating the two halves of the box is removed and the system reaches equilibrium again, how does the new entropy of the gas compare to the entropy of the original system?
A. The entropy increasesB. The entropy decreasesC. The entropy stays the
sameD. There is not enough
information to determine the answer
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Suppose an isolated box of volume 2V is divided into two equal compartments. An ideal gas occupies half of the container and the other half is empty. When the partition separating the two halves of the box is removed and the system reaches equilibrium again, how does the new pressure of the gas compare to the pressure of the original system?
A. The pressure increasesB. The pressure decreasesC. The pressure stays the
sameD. There is not enough
information to determine the answer
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A small amount of heat Q flows out of a hot system A (350K) into a cold system B (250K). Which of the following correctly describes the entropy changes that result? (The systems are thermally isolated from the rest of the universe.)
A. |∆SA | > |∆SB|B. |∆SB | > |∆SA|C. |∆SA| = |∆SB|D. It cannot be
determined from the information given
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Suppose a small amount of heat Q flows from a system A at low temperature (250K) to a system B at high temperature (350K). Which of the following must be true regarding the entropy of the rest of the universe during this process?A. It increases by an amount greater
than (|∆SA| - |∆SB|)B. It increases by an amount
less than (|∆SA| - |∆SB|)C. It decreasesD. It stays the sameE. It cannot be determined
from the information given
Suppose a small amount of heat Q flows from a system B at low temperature (250K) to a system A at high temperature (350K). Suppose also that system A and B are isolated from the rest of the universe. Which of the following is true?
A. The scenario described is possibleB. The scenario described will never be seen
because of the 1st Law of thermodynamics (conservation of energy)
C. The scenario described will never be seen because of the 2nd Law of thermodynamics (the entropy of an isolated system always increases)
D. The scenario described will never be seen because of both the 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics
Suppose a small amount of heat Q flows from a system B at low temperature (250K) to a system A at high temperature (350K). Suppose also that system A and B are isolated from the rest of the universe. Which of the following is true?
A. The scenario described is possibleB. The scenario described is highly improbable
because of the 1st Law of thermodynamics (conservation of energy)
C. The scenario described is highly improbable because of the 2nd Law of thermodynamics (the entropy of an isolated system always increases)
D. The scenario described is highly improbable because of both the 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics
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A block of ice melts at 00C. The entropy of the resulting water is ____ the entropy of the original block of ice.
A. Greater thanB. Less thanC. The same as
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Consider the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen:
2H2O2(liq) 2H2O (liq) + O2(gas)
∆S for this reaction under standard temperature and pressure conditions is:
A. NegativeB. PositiveC. ZeroD. Temperature-dependent
Which of the following sets of changes are guaranteed to produce a lower G, thereby making a process/reaction more likely to be spontaneous?
A. A negative ∆H and negative ∆SB. A negative ∆H and positive ∆S C. A positive ∆H and positive ∆S D. A positive ∆H and negative ∆SE. None of the above
Consider the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen:
2H2O2(liq) 2H2O (liq) + O2(gas)
The change in enthalpy ∆H for the reaction is -486.3 kJ/mol. Consider the following statements. A. The reaction proceeds spontaneously.B. The reaction does not proceed spontaneously.C. The reaction is exothermic.D. The reaction is endothermic.
Which are true based just on the information given? 1. A
2. B 3. C 4. D
5. A and C 6. A and D7. B and C 8. B and D 9. None
