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Laws of Thermodynamics — Physics STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 SciencePhysicsLaws of Thermodynamics3 Marks
Question
When an object cools down, heat is withdrawn from it. Does the entropy of the object decrease in this process? If yes, is it a violation of the second law of thermodynamics stated in terms of increase in entropy?
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Answer

When an object cools down, heat is withdrawn from it. Hence, the entropy of the object decreases. But the decrease in entropy leads to the transfer of energy to the surrounding. The second law is not violated here, which states that entropy of the universe always increases as the net entropy increases.
Here,
Net entropy = Entropy of object + Entropy of surrounding

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