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Which of the Following Statements Defies the First Law of Thermodynamics

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Which of the following statements defies the first law of thermodynamics?


A) When coal is burned in a power plant,some of the energy escapes as heat rather than being converted to electricity.
B) When we build a campfire,the energy stored in the molecules in the wood is released as thermal energy.
C) Autotrophs such as plants produce energy that is consumed by heterotrophs.
D) We can decrease the amount of entropy in our dorm room if we use energy to get things organized.

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