Two identical metal blocks

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

Two identical metal blocks, one at 350 K and the other at 300 K, are placed in thermal contact inside a perfectly insulated container. Describe how the total entropy of the two–block system changes with time until equilibrium is reached and explain why.

Related theory

Thermal Equilibrium
Second Law & Entropy
Second law and Carnot cycle
The second law of thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Reversible and irreversible processes

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