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Why can’t we get any type of matter to absolute zero??
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Why can’t we get any type of matter to absolute zero??

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It would require every atom in every molecule to stop moving completely, which is fundamentally impossible because of the third law of thermodynamics, as you would need an infinite capacity for work to ever reach absolute zero
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