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What does the second law of thermodynamics say about energy spreading?

Energy tends to become more evenly spread out.

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  1. Energy tends to become more evenly spread out ✔
  2. Energy always gathers in one spot
  3. Energy never changes

Why: The second law says energy and matter tend to spread out. Concentrating energy requires spreading out even more elsewhere.

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Answer: Energy tends to become more evenly spread out. The second law says energy and matter tend to spread out. Concentrating energy requires spreading out even more elsewhere.

  1. Energy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy
    The second law of thermodynamics states that energy (and matter) tends to become more evenly spread out across the universe
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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