A boulder with a mass of 75.0 kg, starting from rest, falls a distance of 20.0 m into a shallow lake. (Assume it comes to rest immediately after it is submerged in the water.) The temperature of the boulder, water, and air are all 301 K. What is the change in entropy (in J/K) of the air during this process? (Ignore any energy carried away from the collision by sound.) J/K

A boulder with a mass of 75.0 kg, starting from rest, falls a distance of 20.0 m into a shallow lake. (Assume it comes to rest immediately after it is submerged in the water.) The temperature of the boulder, water, and air are all 301 K. What is the change in entropy (in J/K) of the air during this process? (Ignore any energy carried away from the collision by sound.) J/K

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