Th Tm Reversible process Direct from T, to T. Reversible process To Te Irreversible Two reversible processes ASirev = ASrev ASirev = ASrev (a) (b) Figure 15.34 (a) Heat transfer from a hot object to a cold one is an irreversible process that produces an overall increase in entropy. (b) The same final state and, thus, the same change in entropy is achieved for the objects if reversible heat transfer processes occur between the two objects whose temperatures are the same as the temperatures of the corresponding objects in the irreversible process.

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Spontaneous heat transfer from hot to cold is an irreversible process. Calculate the total change in entropy if 4000 J of heat transfer occurs from a hot reservoir at Th = 600 K(327º C) to a cold reservoir at Tc = 250 K(−23º C) , assuming there is no temperature change in either reservoir.

Th
Tm
Reversible
process
Direct from
T, to T.
Reversible
process
To
Te
Irreversible
Two reversible processes
ASirev = ASrev
ASirev = ASrev
(a)
(b)
Figure 15.34 (a) Heat transfer from a hot object to a cold one is an irreversible process that produces an overall increase in entropy. (b) The
same final state and, thus, the same change in entropy is achieved for the objects if reversible heat transfer processes occur between the two
objects whose temperatures are the same as the temperatures of the corresponding objects in the irreversible process.
Transcribed Image Text:Th Tm Reversible process Direct from T, to T. Reversible process To Te Irreversible Two reversible processes ASirev = ASrev ASirev = ASrev (a) (b) Figure 15.34 (a) Heat transfer from a hot object to a cold one is an irreversible process that produces an overall increase in entropy. (b) The same final state and, thus, the same change in entropy is achieved for the objects if reversible heat transfer processes occur between the two objects whose temperatures are the same as the temperatures of the corresponding objects in the irreversible process.
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