A friend tells you that he knows of a situation in which bowl of ice sitting by itself on a table in a room whose air temperature is 20$^{\circ}$C gives up heat the surrounding air.What's wrong with this concept? A) It would violate the 0^th law of thermodynamics B) It would violate the 1^st law of thermodynamics C) It would violate the 2^nd law of thermodynamics D) It would violate the 3^rd law of thermodynamics

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The concept violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics, which states that heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder object to a hotter object. In this case, the ice in the bowl is colder than the air in the room, so it cannot give up heat to the surrounding air without an external energy source.

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