Entropy change when heat flows
Grade 11 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

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50 g of ice melts at 273 K. What is its entropy change, to 0.01 J/K, Esme? Use L_f = 335,000 J/kg.
20 g of ice melts at 273 K. What is its entropy change, to 0.01 J/K, Jun? Use L_f = 335,000 J/kg.
100 g of ice melts at 273 K. What is its entropy change, to 0.01 J/K, Kira? Use L_f = 335,000 J/kg.
A student says entropy can never go down anywhere. Which reply fits OpenStax, Luz?
- No; one part can lose entropy if another gains more
- Yes; no object's entropy can ever fall
- Yes; even a freezer's inside cannot lose entropy
Two blocks touch: one at 400 K, one at 300 K. Which way does heat flow on its own, Pia?
- From the 400 K block to the 300 K block
- Either way, since energy is conserved
- From the 300 K block to the 400 K block
100 J would move from a 250 K block to a 500 K block on its own. What would the total entropy change be, Ren?
- +0.2 J/K, so it happens on its own
- −0.2 J/K, so it cannot happen on its own
- +0.6 J/K, so it happens on its own
Why do two blocks at different temperatures end at one shared temperature, Tala?
- Heat flows cold to hot until both match
- Each block's entropy stays fixed
- Heat flows hot to cold until the total entropy stops rising
What is the total entropy change of a complete reversible cycle, by Zee's reading (OpenStax)?
- A large decrease
- Zero
- A large increase
A hot block cools in a room. Is that process reversible, Ari?
- Yes; the block's entropy falls, so the total falls
- Yes; the total entropy stays zero
- No; it raises the universe's entropy
Which process leaves the universe's entropy unchanged, Bo?
- Heat leaking from a hot pan to cool air
- Ice melting in a warm room
- An ideal reversible process