Question

Does a process that violates the second law of thermodynamics violate the first law of thermodynamics$?$

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. The first law states that energy is conserved. The second law describes that the energy and matter will flow.
2. Now, let us consider heat flowing from a hot body to a cold body until the bodies reach thermal equilibrium.
3. The second law would be violated if the process reversed itself spontaneously, although such a reversal would not violate the first law.

Hence, the statement is false.