Q70 / 90 · KVPY 2010 (SB/SX) · Physics

A piece of hot copper at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is plunged into a pond at $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The copper cools down to $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, while the pond, being huge, stays at its initial temperature. Then-

  • A
    copper loses some entropy, the pond stays at the same entropy
  • B
    copper loses some entropy, and the pond gains exactly the same amount of entropy
  • Correct answer
    C
    copper loses entropy, and the pond gains more than this amount of entropy
  • D
    both copper and the pond gain in entropy

Solution

Using theory of entropy it is evident that wer is (C).

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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