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Entropy gain from impact and thermal equilibration

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A body of mass m, heat capacity c, temperature Ti​ and speed v that stops in a large reservoir at TL​ produces entropy mc[log(TL​/Ti​)+Ti​/TL​−1]+mv2/(2TL​), assuming constant heat capacity and no phase changes. The first term follows by adding the body's logarithmic entropy change to the reservoir's heat gain; the second is kinetic-energy dissipation. A numerical answer needs the reservoir temperature.

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  • Past exam of the physics B course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / Paper 2 / Section A / A1 / Solution

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