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Kelvin-Planck statement

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No cyclic device can have as its sole effect the extraction of heat from one reservoir and its complete conversion into work. If the reservoir loses heat Q>0 at temperature T, its entropy change is −Q/T while the cyclic device returns to its starting state. A sole-effect conversion would therefore reduce total entropy.

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