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"Heat cannot by itself flow from a body at lower temperature to a body at higher temperature" is a statement of consequence of:

  1. A
    second law of thermodynamics
  2. B
    conservation of momentum
  3. C
    conservation of mass
  4. D
    first law of thermodynamics

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This is the Clausius statement of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which defines the direction of spontaneous heat flow.

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"Heat cannot by itself flow from a body at lower temperature to a body at higher temperature" is a statement of consequence of:
A
second law of thermodynamics
B
conservation of momentum
C
conservation of mass
D
first law of thermodynamics

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