1-2 Flashcards
Open system?
Heat and matter (water vapour) exits
Closed system?
Only energy exits
Isolated system?
Energy nor matter exits
Energy E?
Capacity to do work or produce heat
Work W?
When a force acts through a distance
Heat q?
Involves transfer of E due to a difference in temperature (energy wasted and not used for work)
Internal energy of a system U?
Sum of kinetic and potential energies of all particles in the system.
What can change the internal energy of a system? 3•
•work
•heat
•both
Equation of Work in pressure-volume work systems?
W = P_ext*deltaV, P_ext = external pressure, deltaV = change in volume.
If heat transfers in a system, then q <> 0?
q > 0
If work transfer out of a system, then w <> 0?
w < 0
Change of internal energy?
The difference between the final internal energy and the initial internal energy, which is also q + w.
Adiabatic walls?
Prevent heat transfer between systems and surroundings.
Diathermal walls?
Permit heat transfer
If deltaU < 0, then internal energy?
Decreases from initial to final internal energy.