How does a refrigerator reflect the second law of thermodynamics?

A. The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are not spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings decreases.

B. The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are not spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings increases.

C. The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings decreases.

D. The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings increases.

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Question

How does a refrigerator reflect the second law of thermodynamics?

A.       The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are not spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings decreases.

B.       The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are not spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings increases.

C.       The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings decreases.

D.      The thermodynamic changes in a refrigerator are spontaneous, and the entropy of the system and surroundings increases.

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michele_laino · Answer

inside a refrigerator we have a transfer of an amount of heat from the cold reservoir to the hot one, so it is not a spontaneous transformation, furthermore the entropy of the system refrigerator+surrounding environment has to increase

anonymous · Answer

ahh okie! so B! :) makes sense!! thank you:D

michele_laino · Answer

thank you!! :)