Question about Maximum Entropy

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The second law of thermodynamics suggests that the universe will eventually reach maximum entropy, resulting in thermal equilibrium where energy is uniformly distributed. The first law of thermodynamics asserts that energy cannot be destroyed, leading to questions about its form and location at maximum entropy. Energy will exist in various forms, primarily as kinetic energy, evenly spread throughout the universe. Roger Penrose's theory indicates that as atomic structures disintegrate, energy may not be localized around these particles but rather dispersed in a more abstract form. Ultimately, energy persists in the universe, albeit in a state that is not easily identifiable or concentrated.
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The second law of thermodynamics predicts the end of the life of the universe being one where thermal equilibrium exists throughout the universe (maximum entropy) - essentially all energy has been dissipated. My question is if according to the first law of thermodynamics which describes the conservation of energy (stating that energy cannot be destroyed) - where exactly can the energy be found once the state of maximum entropy has occurred?
 
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voxmagnetar said:
where exactly can the energy be found once the state of maximum entropy has occurred?
Everywhere
 
In what form? All I can imagine is velocity.
 
Equally in all available forms. Otherwise entropy would not be maximized.
 
If you can name some specific examples of exactly what and where the energy is. Roger Penrose states that towards the dying end of the universe the electrons drift away from the protons, the protons themselves eventually break into pieces. My question is that this scenario that Penrose describes doesn't sound like there would be any energy left once the elementary atomic particles disintegrate. In such a scenario as described by Penrose, where exactly if not centered around atomic structures would these be any extant energy?
 
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