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Spontaneity - Entropy and Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Law: Second Law of Thermodynamics

The second law of thermodynamics is often called a directional law because it defines the natural direction of processes in the universe. It has two statements:

1. Planck's Statement (deals with heat engines)
It is impossible to construct a heat engine that operates in a cyclic process and converts all the heat it absorbs into work without any heat loss.

2. Clausius Statement (deals with refrigerators and heat pumps)
It is impossible to construct a device that operates in a cyclic process and transfers heat from a colder body to a hotter body without the input of external work.

  Heat Engine Refrigerator
Hot Reservoir Supplies heat QH Receives heat QH
Cold Reservoir Receives heat QC Absorbs heat QC
Work Output W > 0 Input W < 0
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