Thermal physics

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Absolute temperature
Coldest possible temperature
No internal energy
Particles are stationary
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Thermodynamic temperature
Measure of the average total internal energy of an object
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Absolute zero
Lowest possible temperature
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Work
Energy transferred
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System
Mechanism used
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Surroundings
Atmosphere around the mechanism
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Heat
Quantity of thermal energy transferred during the process
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Temperature
The intensity of heat in a substance or object
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Thermal equilibrium
Two objects bin contract at the same temperature
No heat energy is transferred
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Thermometer
An instrument used for measuring temperature
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Heat engines
Machine or system that converts heat into work
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Energy efficiency
Use of less energy to do a task
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Thermal efficiency
Heat used by a heat engine
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Equation of state
PV = RT
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Latent heat
Energy released or absorbed
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Vapour
Substance in the gas phase
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Vaporisation
Convert a substance from a liquid or solid phase into the gas phase
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Condensation
Process where water vapour becomes liquid
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Saturated vapour
Vapour at the temperature of the boiling point
Is in equilibrium with its condensed state
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Fusion
Process of the joining of 2 or more things together to form a single product
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Phase
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Triple point
Condition of temperature and pressure which the gas, liquid and solid phases of a substance can be in equilibrium
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Critical point
Set of conditions under which the liquid and vapour become identical
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Natural process
Radiated energy is retained without reflecting or passing through a medium
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Entropy
Measure of a system’s thermal energy per unit temperature that’s unavailable for doing work
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Reversible process
Entropy for system is 0. No change in entropy
Reversing heat transfer and work done
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Isothermal
Temperature doesn’t change
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Adiabatic
No heat transfer
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Heat capacity
Heat absorbed by a material to the temperature change
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Maximum theoretical efficiency
Carnot efficiency -> maximum efficiency you can get when the heat engine is operating between two temperatures
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Equation of pressure
P = F/A
F = P x A
(pressure, force, area)
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Measure of the average total internal energy of an object

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Thermodynamic temperature

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Lowest possible temperature

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Energy transferred

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Mechanism used

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