Wednesday, April 22, 2015

thermodynamics - Connection between entropy and energy



An isolated system $A$ has entropy $S_a>0$.


Next, the isolation of $A$ is temporarily violated, and it has entropy reduced $$S_b ~=~ S_a - S,\space\space\space S\leq S_a.$$


Is it true to say: the process of lowering entropy of a system requires work and energy?


I am not sure if energy of the system must be changed when entropy is reduced. However, energy certainly is required – changing entropy is work and uses energy?




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