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Physics, 04.02.2020 18:47 steph76812

Based on the second law of thermodynamics why must a machine always be less than 100% efficient?
a. heat never moves from cold to hot.
b. heat is never converted completely into mechanical energy.
c. heat never flows from hot to cold.
d. entropy never increases.

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