Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 440: 42

Answer

$0.16\;J/K$

Work Step by Step

The newly “unavailable” kinetic energy is the heat term in the entropy calculation. Kinetic energy was transformed into thermal energy, which increases the universe’s entropy. $$\Delta S=\frac{Q}{T}=\frac{0.5mv^2}{T}$$ $$=\frac{0.5(5.8kg)(4.0m/s)^2}{ 293K}$$ $$=0.16\;J/K$$
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