An isolated thing cannot reshuffle its elements in a more probable state to a less probable state.
2006-07-23 19:27:37 · 4 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
state= order of elements.
2006-07-23 19:38:23 · update #1
I would add that the definition of "more probable state" and "less probably state" are defined by the environment. Which is defined by the local environment...e.g. an ocean on earth, or the center of the sun, or the inside of a balloon.
Yes? And that is the real significance of the "law"...it is dependant on the environment.
2006-07-23 19:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you could, but the fact is that the language used in your definition is a bit ambiguous. "thing", "elements" and "probable" are not well enough defined in your statement... Basically since I know you are talking about the second law of thermodynamics I understand your meaning, but if you just mentioned "An isolated thing cannot reshuffle its elements in a more probable state to a less probable state" I would have no idea what you were talking about. It would be better to mention entropy, or simply be more precice in the wordage like "in all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves the system, the potential energy of the state will always be less than that of the initial state."
2006-07-23 19:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by Duckie68 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. When we speak of thermodynamic state points, they are definite and there is no probability involved.
But what you grasped is correct if I have to keep semantics aside. If this is for your understanding, your statement is approximately good, otherwise Classius and Kelvin-Planck statements are exact and it is always better to use them.
2006-07-23 22:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by absolutezero 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
2006-07-23 20:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by sunil kumar shah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋