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11th grade Entropy change when heat flows worksheet

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Entropy change when heat flows

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. A student says entropy can never go down anywhere. Which reply fits OpenStax, Luz?

    • Yes; no object's entropy can ever fall
    • Yes; even a freezer's inside cannot lose entropy
    • No; one part can lose entropy if another gains more
  5. A student says heat could flow from a cold block to a hot one on its own, since energy is conserved. Which reply fits the second law, Milo?

    • No; that would lower the total entropy
    • Yes; the entropy changes would cancel
    • Yes; energy is conserved, so either way works
  6. Two blocks touch: one at 400 K, one at 300 K. Which way does heat flow on its own, Pia?

    • From the 300 K block to the 400 K block
    • Either way, since energy is conserved
    • From the 400 K block to the 300 K block
  7. 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 cannot happen on its own
    • +0.2 J/K, so it happens on its own
    • +0.6 J/K, so it happens on its own
  8. Why do two blocks at different temperatures end at one shared temperature, Tala?

    • Heat flows hot to cold until the total entropy stops rising
    • Each block's entropy stays fixed
    • Heat flows cold to hot until both match
  9. What is the total entropy change of a complete reversible cycle, by Zee's reading (OpenStax)?

    • A large increase
    • Zero
    • A large decrease
  10. A hot block cools in a room. Is that process reversible, Ari?

    • Yes; the total entropy stays zero
    • Yes; the block's entropy falls, so the total falls
    • No; it raises the universe's entropy
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Entropy change when heat flows. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can find ΔS = Q ÷ T with T in kelvins, and give it the right sign: heat in raises entropy, heat out lowers it.
  • I can find the total entropy change when heat flows from hot to cold, and explain why it is positive.
  • I can find the entropy of melting ice (mL_f ÷ T), use the second law to say which way heat flows, and tell reversible (total zero) from irreversible (total up).

Standard: supports HS-PS3-4

Words to know

entropy: A measure of disorder, in J/K

reservoir: A body so large its temperature stays fixed

second law: A closed system's entropy never decreases

reversible: An ideal process with no net entropy change in total

L_f: Heat to melt 1 kg at 0 °C: 335,000 J/kg for ice

Common mistakes

Your child divided by the Celsius temperature. ΔS = Q ÷ T needs T in kelvins: add 273 to the Celsius value.

Your child added the two entropy changes as if both were gains. The hot side loses entropy (−Q ÷ Th) and the cold side gains (+Q ÷ Tc).

Your child left the mass in grams. Heat to melt = m × L_f with m in kilograms and L_f = 335,000 J/kg.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with entropy change when heat flows?

Your child divided by the Celsius temperature. ΔS = Q ÷ T needs T in kelvins: add 273 to the Celsius value.

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