Is this a violation of the second law

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There are many paramagnetic solids that have internal energies which depend only on temperature, like an ideal gas. In an isothermal decrease of the magnetic field, heat is absorbed from one reservoir and converted completely into work. Is this a violation of the second law? Explain.

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