Thermal Physics Flashcards

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What is Heat?

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The spontaneous transfer of thermal energy, between two object caused by a difference in temperature.

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What is the Symbol and Units of Heat?

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Symbol: Q
Units: Joules

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Why is heat transfered from one object to another?

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because energy want sto be spread evenly and thus have energy spread equally between them

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What is Temperature?

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A measure of the average kinetic enrgy of the particles

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What is the Symbol and Units of Temperature?

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Symbol: θ or T
Units: K (for T) °C or K (for θ)

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What is 0K in °C?

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-273°C

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What is Specific Heat Capacity?

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The amount of energy required to change 1kg of material by 1K

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What is the equation that links Heat and Specific Heat Capacity?

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Q = mcΔθ
Q = Thermal energy (heat)
m = Mass
c = Specific Heat Capacity
Δθ = Change in temperature (K or °C)
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What is the Units and Symbol for Specific Heat Capacity?

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Symbol: c
Units: J/(kg x K)

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What is Specific Latent Heat?

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The amount of energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material, without changeing its temperature

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What is the equation that links Specific Latent Heat and Heat?

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Q = mL
Q = Thermal Energy (heat)
m = Mass
L = Specific Latent Heat
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What are the two types of Specific Latent Heat?

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Specific Latent Heat of Fusion:
Solid ⇌ Liquid
Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation:
Liquid ⇌ Gas

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What is the Units and Symbol for Specific Latent Heat?

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Symbol: L
Units: J/kg

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What assumptions are made about ideal gasses?

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Molecules are point masses.
Molecules move in random directions.
Collisions are elastic.
Time taken for collisions is negligable compared to time inbetween.

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When does a real gas behave like an ideal gas?

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When temperatures are high (incomparison to bp)

When pressure is low

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What is an Ideal Gas?

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A model used to explain the behavior of a gas

17
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What is the equation for Pressure?

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P = F/A
P = Pressure
F = Force
A = Area
18
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What is the Symbol and Units of Pressure?

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Symbol: P
Units: N/m²

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What affects the Pressure of a Gas?

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Volume
Kinetic energy
Amount of Gas
Temperature

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What are the Gas Laws?

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They describe how Pressure, Temperature and Volume are related

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What is Boyle’s Law?

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pV = Constant
p ∝ 1/V
At a Constant Temperature

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What is Charles’ Law?

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V/T = Constant
V ∝ T
At a Constant Pressure

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What is the Pressure Law?

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p/T = Constant
p ∝ T
At a Constant Volume

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What is the equation, when the three gas laws are combined?

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pV/T = Constant

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What are the two Ideal Gas Equations?
``` pV = nRT = NkT p = Pressure V = Volume n = number of moles R = gas constant N = Number of molecules k = Boltzmann constant T = Temperature ```
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What is the Area of a Pressure-Volume graph?
Work Done
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If a gas is compressed quickly what will happen?
It will increase in temperature to increase causing pressure to increase. Thermal energy cannot be lost to the surroundings fast enough ∴ both pressure and temp increase
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If a gas a gas is compressed slowly what will happen?
It will increase in pressure. | It won't increase in temperature as thermal energy is able to be lost to the surroundings
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What assumptions are made by the Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas.
Molecules are point masses Molecules have continuous random motion No intermolecular forces Collisions are elastic
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What is the equation for the Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas?
``` pV = (1/3)Nm(Crms)² p = Pressure V = Volume N = Number of Molecules m = Mass of Molecule Crms = Root mean square speed of the molecules ```
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How is an rms calculated?
Square all the values in the data set Take a Mean of the square values Root the Mean
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What is the equation for the Average Molecular Kinetic Energy?
``` E = 0.5m(Crms)² = 1.5kT = 3RT/2N E = Energy m = Mass Crms Root mean square speed k = Boltzmann Constant T = Temperature R = Gas Constant N = Number of Molecules ```