Heat transfer is always from higher reservoir to a lower reservoir, and not the opposite, because: Higher energy means more capability to diffuse Higher energy means capability to be constant Higher energy means atoms and molecules are in ground state Lower energy means system is in equilibrium None of the above

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Heat transfer is always from higher reservoir to a lower reservoir, and not the opposite, because:

  1. Higher energy means more capability to diffuse
  2. Higher energy means capability to be constant
  3. Higher energy means atoms and molecules are in ground state
  4. Lower energy means system is in equilibrium
  5. None of the above
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