7: Module 6 - Thermodynamics
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- 7.1: Objective 6.a.
- In this chapter, we explore heat and temperature. It is not always easy to distinguish these terms. Heat is the flow of energy from one object to another. This flow of energy is caused by a difference in temperature. The transfer of heat can change temperature, as can work, another kind of energy transfer that is central to thermodynamics.
- 7.2: Objective 6.b.
- We will see that the first law of thermodynamics explains that a change in the internal energy of a system comes from changes in heat or work. Understanding the laws that govern thermodynamic processes and the relationship between the system and its surroundings is therefore paramount in gaining scientific knowledge of energy and energy consumption.
- 7.2.1: Prelude to The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 7.2.2: Thermodynamic Systems
- 7.2.3: Work, Heat, and Internal Energy
- 7.2.4: First Law of Thermodynamics
- 7.2.5: Thermodynamic Processes
- 7.2.6: Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas
- 7.2.7: Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas
- 7.2.8: The First Law of Thermodynamics (Summary)
- 7.2.9: Prelude to The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 7.2.10: Reversible and Irreversible Processes
- 7.2.11: Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
- 7.2.12: Heat Engines
- 7.2.13: Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 7.2.14: The Carnot Cycle
- 7.2.15: Entropy
- 7.2.16: Entropy on a Microscopic Scale
- 7.2.17: The Second Law of Thermodynamics (Summary)