One Way of Stating the Second Law of Thermodynamics Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

One way of stating the second law of thermodynamics is:

• A)although energy can be changed from one form to another, it can be neither created nor destroyed.
• B)the entropy of the universe is increasing.
• C)free energy is equal to the total potential energy minus the entropy.
• D)enthalpy is the total potential energy of a system.
• E)the activation energy of a reaction is always positive.

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Definitions:

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Oxygenation Requirements

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Peripheral Extremity Circulation

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