Suppose that you put a hot object in thermal contact with a cold object and observe (much

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Suppose that you put a hot object in thermal contact with a cold object and observe (much to your surprise) that heat flows from the cold object to the hot object, making the cold one colder and the hot one hotter. Does this process necessarily violate the first law of thermodynamics? The second law of thermodynamics? Explain.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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