First Law of Thermodynamics (Closed System) Flashcards
(42 cards)
form of energy that is transferred between two systems (or a system and its surroundings) by virtue of a temperature difference
heat
state functions
Pressure, Temperature, Volume, Mass, Internal Energy
Conditions for reversibility
Absence of friction
Quasi-static process
No heat loss
Ideal fluid
based on the law of conservation of energy
first law of thermodynamics
path functions
heat and work
performed whenever a force acts through a distance
work
energy that a system possesses as a result of its elevation in a gravitational field
potential energy
Real world thermodynamic processes are?
irreversible
thermal energy transferred to or from the system to overcome the intermolecular forces between the molecules resulting to a phase change
Latent energy or Latent heat
energy that a system possesses as a result of its motion relative to some reference frame
kinetic energy
represents the heat storage capability of a material
specific heat
defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree
specific heat
sum of the internal energy and flow work
enthalpy
the internal energy of a system associated with the kinetic energies of the molecules
sensible energy
a process whose direction can be reversed by infinitesimal changes in some properties of the surroundings, such as pressure
reversible process
four components of internal energy
sensible, latent, chemical, and nuclear
sum of all the microscopic forms of energy
internal energy
the energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree as the volume is held constant
Specific heat at constant volume
Constant Temperature
ISOTHERMAL PROCESS
a process in which the system and the surroundings do not return to their original condition once the process is initiated
irreversible process
thermal energy transferred to or from the system to overcome the intermolecular forces between the molecules resulting to a phase change
Latent Heat
refers to the process where an ideal gas expands into a vacuum without any resistance, work being done, or heat transfer
free expansion of an ideal gas
consigned the caloric theory of heat to a footnote in history
Joule’s experiment
“The energy of a thermodynamic system in equilibrium is partitioned equally among its degrees of freedom.”
equipartition theorem