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Question | Answer |
Element | material made up of just one type of atom |
Molecule | contains more than one type of atom |
Compounds | materials made from molecules |
Gas | no fixed shape or volume. (ideally) no force between molecules |
Liquid | no fixed shape but fixed volume. force between molecules not so strong so molecules can move around |
Solid | fixed shape and volume. molecules held in position by a force, vibrate but don't move around |
Temperature (T) | a measure of how hot or cold an object is. it is temperature that determines the direction of heat flow |
Celsius --> Kelvin | add 273 |
Kelvin --> Celsius | subtract 273 |
Thermal capacity (C) | the amount of heat needed to raise its (somethings) temperature by 1*C. (J*C^-1) C=Q/(change in)T, where Q is quantity of heat |
Specific heat capacity (c) | the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of the material by 1*C. (unit: J kg^-1 *C^-1). c=Q/m(change in)T |
Boiling | takes place throughout the liquid and always at the same temperature |
Evaporation | takes place only at the surface of the liquid and can happen at all temperatures |
Specific latent heat (L) | amount of heat required to change the state of 1kg of the material without change of temperature. L=Q/m (unit: J kg^-1) (latent = hidden) |
Energy supplied | power x time |
The ideal gas | made up of a large number of perfectly ELASTIC, (IDENTICAL) TINY SPHERES moving in random motion. there are no forces between molecules (except when they collide);they move with constant velocity between collisions |
Pressure | force/area |
Equation of state for an ideal gas | PV=nRT. P(ressure), V(olume), n(umber of moles), R (molar gas constant(booklet)), T(emperature) |
Isobaric | constant pressure |
Isochoric | constant volume |
Isothermal | constant temperature |
Internal energy | the sum of all the KE of all the molecules |
Work done | work is done when the point of application of a force moves in the direction of the force. force exerted on piston = PxA. work done when piston is moved (change in) d(istance), work done=PxAx(change in)d -> Ax(change in)d=change in volume V -> work done = Px(change in)V |
Sign of work | + when a gas does work it is pushing the piston out = positive. - if work is done on the gas then something must be pushing the piston in = negative |
First law of thermodynamics | simple version; if a gas expands and gets hot, heat must have been added. according to the law of conservation of energy; Q=(change in)U+W. (Q- amount of heat (change in)U - internal energy, W - work done by gas) |
Using P(ressure)V(olume) diagrams | ~change in VOLUME tells us whether work is done by the gas or on it. ~change in TEMPERATURE tells us whether the internal energy goes up or down. ~change in pressure is not interesting... |
Adiabatic contraction | an adiabatic transformation is one where no heat is exchanged (Q=0). steeper than a "normal" temperature curve. first law of thermodynamics; Q=(change in)U+W -> 0=(change in)U+W -> (change in)U=W |
Net work done (thermodynamic cycles) | the net work done during a (thermodynamic) cycle is the difference between the work done BY the gas and the work done ON the gas. this is equal to the area enclosed by the cycle on a PV diagram |
Thermodynamic cycle | isochoric and isobaric changes. (volume and pressure) |
The Carnot cycle | isothermal and adiabatic changes. (temperature) |
The second law of thermodynamics | it is not possible to convert heat completely into work. (since energy always spreads out) |
Entropy | about the spreading out of energy. ~entropy is a measure of how spread out or disordered the energy has become. ~saying entropy has increased implies that the energy has become more spread out. (change of)S=Q/T, unit: J K^-1. S=entropy, Q=quantity of heat, T=temperature |
Second law of thermodynamics in terms of ENTROPY | in any thermodynamic process, the total entropy ALWAYS increases |
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