Chapter 20 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the temperature change of adiabats?
A
The curves of adiabats are steeper than isotherms so the temperature falls during an adiabatic expansion and rises during an adiabatic compression.
2
Q
What is temperature?
A
This is the microscopic kinetic energy.
3
Q
What is thermal energy?
A
The Ethermal is comprised of the microscopic kinetic energy Kmicro and the strethched and compressed bonds have potential energy Umicro to determine the Ethermal of the system.
4
Q
What is the equipartition theorem?
A
Each energy degree of freedom gives another 1/2NKbT to Ethermal.
