Thermodynamics

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The first law of thermodynamics

The first law of thermodynamics and some simple processes

1 Learning objectives

2 PV Diagrams and their relationship to work done on or by a gas

3 Total work done in a cyclical process equals the area inside the closed

4 Reversible processes

5 Test prep for ap courses

6 Section summary

7 Conceptual questions

8 Problem exercises

Introduction to the second law of thermodynamics: heat engines and their

Carnot’s perfect heat engine: the second law of thermodynamics restated

Applications of thermodynamics: heat pumps and refrigerators

Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics: disorder and the unavailability

Statistical interpretation of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics

Source: OpenStax, College physics for ap® courses. OpenStax CNX. Nov 04, 2016 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11844/1.14

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