11.12 - SUMMARY
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Practice Questions
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What does the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics state?
💡 Hint: Think about temperature and equilibrium.
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
💡 Hint: Recall how heat, work, and internal energy are related.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics imply?
💡 Hint: Think about how temperature measurements would work.
Is heat a state variable in thermodynamics?
💡 Hint: Consider what defines a state variable.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between a hot reservoir at 500 K and a cold reservoir at 300 K.
💡 Hint: Use the Carnot efficiency formula.
Discuss and demonstrate how the First Law of Thermodynamics applies to a heating gas in a piston.
💡 Hint: Think about the energy inputs and outputs in the process.
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