How Many of the Following Processes Involve a Decrease in Disorder

question 38

Multiple Choice

How many of the following processes involve a decrease in disorder: humidifying dry air; distilling crude oil into gasoline, fuel oil, and jet fuel; filtering solid impurities out of a mixture; adding sand to water?

• A) 0
• B) 1
• C) 2
• D) 3
• E) 4

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Definitions:

Slip Rings

Stationary devices used to conduct current to an alternator rotor.

Stator Windings

The wire coils located in the stator of an electric motor or generator that create a magnetic field when current flows through them.

Field Windings

Field Windings are coils of wire within electrical generators or motors that create a magnetic field when current is passed through them, essential for the induction of voltage in generators or the creation of torque in motors.

Rectifier

A device that transforms alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC), commonly utilized in systems supplying power.