A beaker of water at 40C (on the left in the drawing) and a beaker of ice

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A beaker of water at 40°C (on the left in the drawing) and a beaker of ice water at 0°C are placed side by side in an insulated container. After some time has passed, the temperature of the water in the beaker on the left is 30°C and the temperature of the ice water is still 0°C. Describe what is happening in each beaker

(a) on the molecular level and

(b) in terms of the second law of thermodynamics.

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Chemistry For Engineering Students

ISBN: 9780357026991

4th Edition

Authors: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme

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