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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 6, Problem 1AC
While vacuuming, you show off by telling a friend that you are using electrical energy to create a lower-entropy state. She replies that you are taking advantage of increasing solar entropy. Explain this conversation.
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