How do you determine when total energy is conserved?
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How do you determine when total energy is conserved?
The Law of Entropy
The Third law of Thermodynamic is often called the Law of Entropy. This law states that in any given closed system the quantity of entropy, or disorganization always increases.
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View this answerAccording to the laws of thermodynamics the quantity of energy is always conserved. Because of the law of Entropy however the total quantity of usable ...
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Chapter 11 / Lesson 6Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727) advanced the understanding of physics through his laws of motion and energy. Explore Newton's second law regarding the conservation of energy and Newton's third law regarding the conservation of momentum.