THERMDYNAMICS Flashcards

1
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a region of the universe that we direct attention to

A

SYSTEM

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2
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everything outside a system; anything around u can affect u

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SURROUNDING

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3
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separates the system from its surroundings

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BOUNDARY

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4
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  • open to its surroundings
  • matter itself is being shared with its energy to its surroundings
A

OPEN SYSTEM

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5
Q

matter is not exposed to the surroundings but the energy still moves

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CLOSED SYSTEM

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6
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  • no energy shared
  • no exposed matter
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ISOLATED SYSTEM

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7
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Energy may transfer in the form of ____ or in the form of ____

A

HEAT
WORK

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8
Q

is the transfer of thermal energy between two bodies that are different temperatures

A

HEAT

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9
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transfer of energy as a result of **temperature difference **

A

HEAT

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10
Q

absence of heat

A

COLD

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11
Q

only ____ is transferrable

A

HEAT

u can’t transfer cold

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12
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  • direct physical transfer
  • movement of heat from a body to another with direct contact
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CONDUCTION

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13
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movement of heat through air

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CONVECTION

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14
Q

movement of heat from the sun to a person/an object

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RADIATION

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15
Q

is either be done by the system (-) or on the system (+)

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WORK

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16
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a system can ____ work or can be ____ by work

A

EXERT
AFFECTED

17
Q

states that if two systems are in thermodynamic equilibrium with a third system, the two original systems are in thermal equilibrium with each other

A

ZERO LAW

18
Q
  • states that energy can be converted from one form to another with the interaction of heat, work and internal energy, but it cannot be created nor destroyed, under any circumstances
  • conservation of energy
A

FIRST LAW

19
Q

flow of heat is always from a ____ body to a ____ body

A

HOTTER TO COLDER

20
Q
  • entropy will always increase (+)
  • about the spontaneity of processes
  • states that the state of entropy of the entire universe, as a closed isolated system, will always increase over time
  • FREE GAS: ∆G = ∆H - T ∆ S
A

SECOND LAW

21
Q

A

delta, change

22
Q

refers to the heat change for a reaction

A

∆H

23
Q

a measure for the change of a system’s free energy

A

∆G

24
Q

means that heat is taken from the environment (endothermic)

A

H+

25
Q

means that heat is emitted or given to the environment (exothermic)

A

H-

26
Q

the process occurs spontaneously

A

G < 0

27
Q

system at equilibrium

A

G = 0

28
Q

the process is not spontaneous as written but occurs spontaneously in the reverse direction

A

G > 0

29
Q
  • most uncommon
  • states that the entropy of a pure crystalline substance is zero at absoulte temp (0 Kelvin)
  • a pure perfect crystal has only one possible configuration and its entropy is zero
A

THIRD LAW