Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) There is a "heat tax" for every energy transaction.
• B) A spontaneous reaction is always a fast reaction.
• C) The entropy of a system always decreases for a spontaneous process.
• D) Perpetual motion machines are a possibility in the near future.
• E) None of the above is true.

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Definitions:

Retrieval

The processes by which stored information is brought back to conscious awareness.

Information Overflow

Information overflow, often called information overload, occurs when an individual receives too much information, making it difficult to process or make decisions.

Encoding Specificity

The principle that suggests the ease of recall of a piece of information depends on the similarity of the encoding environment to the retrieval environment.

Retrieval Context

The situation or environment in which information is recalled, which can influence the ease and accuracy of the retrieval process.