EBK BIOLOGY
EBK BIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134226453
Author: Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 2FTB
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The given blank space in the statement, “according to the second law of thermodynamics, when energy change its forms, some is always converted into __________ useful forms. This tendency is called _____________.”

Introduction:

When a form of energy is converted into another form, some of the energy is always converted into forms that are less useful. This principle is given by the second law of thermodynamics. This law gives us information regarding the orderliness of matter and its relation to the useful energy stored in it.

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