What is a consequence of the second law of thermodynamics?
- activation energy from the environment is required for every energy transfer.
- energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transferred.
- if there is an entropy decrease in the universe, there must be an increase in the entropy of a system.
- increases in the entropy of the universe are the result of chemical reactions.

•• al and bert are jogging side-by-side on a trail in the woods at a speed of 0.75 m/s. suddenly al sees the end of the trail 35 m ahead and decides to speed up to reach it. he accelerates at a constant rate of 0.50 m/s2, while bert continues on at a constant speed. (a) how long does it take al to reach the end of the trail? (b) once he reaches the end of the trail, he immediately turns around and heads back along the trail with a constant speed of 0.85 m/s. how long does it take him to meet up with bert? (c) how far are they from the end of the trail when they meet?

Drag each item into the proper state of matter category.

Consider an insulating crystal, made up of layers of atoms. what form would you expect the temperature dependence of the phonon heat capacity to approach at extremely low temperatures if the interlayer coupling is i)very strong (rigid coupling), and ii) very weak. explain.