Thermodynamics & The Atom Flashcards
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First Law of Thermodynamics
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The total energy in the universe is constant
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Thermodynamics
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Study of energy
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Internal Energy (E)
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Sum of all the kinetic and potential of all the particles within a system
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Endothermic
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System gains energy
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Exothermic
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System losses energy
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Ernest Rutherford’s Gold Foil Experiment
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Discovery of protons in the nucleus
Negative electrons move around it in unknown way
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Electromagnetic Radiation
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Light; has energy but no mass
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Wavelength
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Distance between peaks
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Frequency
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How many peaks pass in a certain amount of time.
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Speed
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Velocity of a single peak in the medium
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Photons
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Small pockets if energy that light can only come in
