How do the first and second laws of thermodynamics apply to living systems?
1 Answer
Dec 18, 2017
Life can only exist when it destroys other order, including other life. It is physically impossible for everything to "Live in Harmony" - if that means leaving it alone.
Explanation:
First law: Energy is conserved; it can be neither created nor destroyed.
Second law: In an isolated system, natural processes are spontaneous when they lead to an increase in disorder, or entropy.
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch21/chemical.php
