Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The statement of thermodynamics that “you can never win” and “you can never break even”.

Concept introduction: Thermodynamics deals with the relation between heat and other forms of energy.

The other forms of energy may be electrical, mechanical, or chemical.

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