An office worker claims that a cup of cold coffee on his table warmed up to 80^∘ C by picking up

Name: Problem 4, Chapter 1: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
Uploaded: 2020-07-06T15:29:07-08:00
Duration: 16 s
Channel: Mayukh Banik
Description: An office worker claims that a cup of cold coffee on his table warmed up to 80^∘ C by picking up energy from the surrounding air, which is at 25^∘ C. Is there any truth to his claim? Does this process violate any thermodynamic laws?

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Mayukh Banik · Accepted Answer

step 1 The claim is false as it violates second law of thermodynamics.

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