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First Law of Thermodynamics (view source)
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Note that if no energy is added, then the maximum amount of work that can be performed by the system is equal to its initial energy. This prevents the existence of a type of [[perpetual motion machine]].
Note that if no energy is added, then the maximum amount of work that can be performed by the system is equal to its initial energy. This prevents the existence of a type of [[perpetual motion machine]].
The First Law of Thermodynamics may invalidate the [[theory of evolution]] since it would increase the energy of the closed system of the universe when there is no place outside the universe for work to be performed or for heat to escape.