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Thermal physics; lecture 6-7 Flashcards

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1
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When does a phase change occur?

A

when the heat added to a substance increases the temperature of the substance enough that, it reaches a temperature that is characteristic for a phase change

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how does evaporation cool our body

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water on our skin absorbs body heat, as evaporation cools the body

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How does condensation occur

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gas to liquid
- gas molecules near a liquid surface are attracted to the liquid; they strike the surface with increased KE becoming part of the liquid

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4
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true or false; if enough energy is supplied to a vapor the molecules or atoms will disintegrate into ions and electrons, form plasma of charged particles = 4th phase of matter!!

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true (WOW)

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5
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What is boiling

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rapid evaporation from beneath the surface of a liquid; forms vapor bubbles beneath the surface

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6
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What are the conditions of boiling

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  • pressure

- altitude (boiling point is lower with lower atmospheric pressure)

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7
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Define latent heat

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the heat needed for 1 kg of substance to undergo phase change

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8
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What does latent heat depend on

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the material, also on the phase change about to occur on the substance

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9
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latent heat of fusion

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phase change from solid to liquid

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latent heat of vaporisation

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liquid to gas

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What does heat of fusion mean?

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amount of energy needed to change any substance from solid to liquid

heat fusion of water 344 J/g

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define heat of vaporization

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amount of energy needed to change any substance from liquid to gas; and vice versa

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What is the only stress that can be exerted on an object submerged in a static fluid

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is the one that tends to compress the object from all sides

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14
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true or false; the force exerted by a static fluid on an object is always perpendicular to the surfaces of the object

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true

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what causes atmospheric pressure

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  • caused by weight of air
  • varies from one locality to another
  • not uniform
  • measurements are used to predict weather conditions
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What is the barometer

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it is a device used to measure atmospheric pressure
- it consists of a mercury tube, upside down and a dish filled with mercury; the height of the mercury column tells us the atmospheric pressure

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17
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What is an aneroid barometer

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  • partially exhausted metal box of air with a flexible
  • lid bends in and out with changes in atmospheric pressure
  • the motion of the lid is indicated on a scale
18
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what measures elevation

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altmeter

19
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what is a manometer

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  • a device used to measure the pressure of a gas contained in a vessel
20
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what does buoyant force mean

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the upward force exerted by the fluid on any immersed object

  • the buoyant force is the resultant force due to all forces applied by the fluid of surrounding the parcel
21
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buoyancy in air

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archimedes principle: states that an object surrounded by air is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of displaced air

22
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object lighter than air (rise or fall)

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rise

23
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when does an object hover

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weight of air displaced = the weight of the object

24
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When does a balloon stop rising

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when the weight of the displaced air equals the total weight of the balloon

  • the buoyant force on the balloon equals its weight
25
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what are the foundations of thermodynamics

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conservation of energy

the fact that heat flows from hot to cold and not the other way round

26
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true or false; at zero degrees with pressure constant, volume changes by 1/273 for each degree celsius

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true

27
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what is absolute zero

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when molecules have lost available kinetic energy

28
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what is internal energy

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energy at the particle level within a substance in several forms
- simplest form is PE and KE

29
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if the gas expands (+ or - work)

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the work done is positive

30
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if the volume compresses (work? + -)

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negative

31
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volume remains constant

A

w= 0

32
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What does the first law of thermodynamics take into account

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heat and work

33
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what does the first law of thermodynamics state?

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the heat added to system transforms into an equal amount of some other form of energy

34
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what is an isolated system

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one that does not interact with its surroundings
- no energy transfer by heat takes place
- the work done on the system is zero
the internal energy remains constant

35
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What is an adiabatic process

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compressing or expanding gas while no heat enters or leaves the system

36
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how is adiabatic conditions achieved

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  • thermally insulated system from its surroundings

- performing the process so rapidly that heat has no time to enter or leave change in e internal = work

37
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true or false if the gas expands adiabatically, work is negative

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true

38
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if gas is compressed adiabatically, work done is positive

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true

39
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true or false; when an object floats; the fraction of the volume of floating object that is below the fluid surface is equal to the ratio of the density of the object to that fluid

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true

40
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What is absolute temperature based on

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triple point

absolute zero

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