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CRS Question, 6–4
ANSWER
Choice 4 is not consistent with the concept that
heat and work both are responsible for the Law of
Conservation of energy. If B would reverse,
it would lose some heat to its surroundings so it would not have
as much energy to cause A to go back to its original spot.
Section
6.1: The Nature of Energy