Final Review Semester 2 5/20/14 Flashcards
The disorder of a system
Entropy
The total increase in thermal energy of a system is equal to the work done on it
2nd law of thermodynamics
The amount of energy to boil 1 KG of a substance
Heat of vaporization
Device used to measure changes in thermal energy
Calorimeter
The molecules move farther apart and faster when heated is called
Thermal expansion
States that volume of gas increases as temperature increases
Charles’ law
As pressure increases, volume decreases in a closed cylinder (think pump)
Boyle’s Law
2 or more waves acting together is this
Interference
States that total vibration is the sum of all individual waves
Principle of superposition
The SI unit for magnetic field strength
Tesla
The temperature at which a magnets domains no longer line up
Curie temperature
