When a metal bar is temporarily connected between a hot reservoir at Th and a cold reservoir at Tc, the energy transferred by heat from the hot reservoir to the cold reservoir is Qh. In this irreversible process, find expressions for the change in entropy of the following. (Use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.) (a) the hot reservoir ΔSh =        (b) the cold reservoir ΔSc =        (c) the Universe ΔSU =

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When a metal bar is temporarily connected between a hot reservoir at Th and a cold reservoir at Tc, the energy transferred by heat from the hot reservoir to the cold reservoir is Qh. In this irreversible process, find expressions for the change in entropy of the following. (Use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.)

(a) the hot reservoir
ΔSh = 
 
 
 


(b) the cold reservoir
ΔSc = 
 
 
 


(c) the Universe
ΔSU = 
 
 
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