Thermodynamics Flashcards
1
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what is specific heat capacity?
A
The energy required to raise 1kg of substance by 1 degree celsius, without changing the state
2
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what is specific latent heat?
A
The amount of energy required to change the state of 1kg of material without changing the material
3
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what is internal energy?
A
The sum of all the KEs and potential energies of all it’s particles
4
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what assumptions are made in the kinetic theory model?
A
-No intermolecular forces acting
-The duration of collisions is negligible
-The motion is random and there are perfect elastic collisions
-The motion follows newton’s laws
- The molecules move in straight lines between collisions
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