The Conclusion That It Is Impossible to Completely Convert Heat

question 51

Multiple Choice

The conclusion that it is impossible to completely convert heat into work without making other changes in the universe is

• A)based on erroneous observations.
• B)the concept that increasing entropy characterizes all changes in the universe.
• C)another way of stating that all energy is either thermal energy or heat.
• D)the second law of thermodynamics.

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Definitions:

Existential Import

The assumption within a statement that asserts the existence of the subject matter it mentions.

Affirmative Subalternate

A proposition that is universally affirmative, implying a particular affirmative proposition as well.

Subcontraries

In the traditional square of opposition, a pair of propositions that, in virtue of their logical form, could both be true but could not both be false (I and O).

Universal

A characteristic or condition that applies to everything or everyone.