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Direct linkAshbaugh, Henry S. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2010
Successful teaching of the Second Law of Thermodynamics suffers from limited simple examples linking equilibrium to entropy maximization. I describe a thought experiment connecting entropy to a lottery that mixes marbles amongst a collection of urns. This mixing obeys diffusion-like dynamics. Equilibrium is achieved when the marble distribution is…
Descriptors: Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, College Science
