what are the first and second laws of thermodynamics
1 Second law of thermodynamics: In a natural thermodynamic process, the sum of the entropies of the interacting thermodynamic systems increases. 2  Equivalently, perpetual motion machines of the second kind are impossible.
1 This law helps define the notion of temperature. 2  First law of thermodynamics: When energy passes, as work, as heat, or with matter, into or out from a system, its internal energy changes in accord with the law of conservation of energy. 3  Equivalently, perpetual motion machines of the first kind are impossible.