Which of the Following Is a Violation of the First

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a violation of the first law of thermodynamics?

• A)The amount of energy stored in a plant's cell as sugars after undergoing photosynthesis is less than the amount of sunlight it absorbed.
• B)A hydrogen bomb can destroy a large city with only a few pounds of explosive material.
• C)All of the energy in the universe today was present when the Big Bang occurred.
• D)The universe will eventually die,and it will have no energy left in it.

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