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If it is an isolated system, then according to the second law of thermodynamics, it should decrease its entropy and continues to reach a thermal equilibrium. Energy is never lost nor created, so no, heat is not the final stage of energy that is wrong. The universe too will one day reach to its maximum entropy and there will no longer be any free energy for matter to interact with to perform work. But the energy of the universe will always remain the same. It is the disorderly of different energy states that allows free energy to be harnessed, for example, two adjacent rooms with a door in the middle having different temperature, the other being hotter while the other is colder, the moment the door is opened, hot air from the room will move to the colder room as what we observe as wind, that motion of air particles from hot to cold is free energy which can be used to perform work. Overtime, the temperature of the two rooms will equalize and there will no longer be any free energy to use. Say, at the beginning they have a room temperature of 30 C and 20 C, they have a difference of 10 C, therefore they are not a their thermal equilibrium, overtime they will settle to a final temperature (25 C) to follow the second law. The universe at its infancy was in a thermodynamic equilibrium, but because of quantum fluctuations, some areas had more matter than the other, causing an imbalance in the gravitational forces allowing the entropy of the universe to decrease, overtime the entropy of the universe will (or might have) reach minimum and will eventually increase as the system balances itself to a thermal equilibrium.
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Why are we unable to use fossil fuels forever?
They won't last forever. Once gone they are gone and they pollute the air.
When fossil fuels are depleted are they gone forever?
no but they take millions of years to form
How long does geothermal energy last?
i have done alot of research and all that pops up is it will last forever. so i guess the answer is forever
What is one cost of using nonrenewable resources?
Non-renewable resources means that there is only so much of something and once it has all been used it is gone forever never to be seen again. Coal is a typical example - it took millions of years to form and we use it faster than it is formed so eventually it will all be gone.
What is energy that involves extracting heat from rocks?
the sun brings it gone out of whatever this is talking about.
Can energy be regenerated?
According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, once energy is wasted, it is gone forever - useful energy has become unusable energy.According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, once energy is wasted, it is gone forever - useful energy has become unusable energy.According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, once energy is wasted, it is gone forever - useful energy has become unusable energy.According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, once energy is wasted, it is gone forever - useful energy has become unusable energy.
According to the second law of thermodynamics heat energy released by an organism is?
Gone forever
Where does energy go after its used?
It is used and then it is gone.
Is the spanish flu gone forever?
Yes, it has gone forever.
When was Forever Will Be Gone created?
Forever Will Be Gone was created in 2006-09.
Is New York gone forever?
New York was never gone, so it is certainly not "gone forever."
When was Gone Forever created?
Gone Forever was created on 2004-02-24.
Can coal be recycled?
No, once it's been used (burnt) it's gone forever.
Is necular energy renewable?
no it is not once used its gone
What does nether rack do?
it can be used to keep fire to burn forever unless you hit it then the fire is gone
Why are we unable to use fossil fuels forever?
They won't last forever. Once gone they are gone and they pollute the air.
Why is energy from the sun renewable?
The energy given out by the sun is constant and free of cost making it renewable. Say for instance you have a litre of petrol, at the end of its use it does not replace itself, its gone forever unlike the suns energy.
