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MCAT Physics Ch 3

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Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics   Objects are in thermal equilibrium when they are at the same temperature, and experience no net exchange of heat energy.  
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Temperature   Qualitative measure of how hot or cold an object is. This is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance.  
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Thermal Expansion   Describes how a substance changes in length or volume as a function of the change in temperature.  
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Thermodynamic System   Portion of the universe we are interested in observing  
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Surroundings   Everything that is not a part of a system  
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Isolated Systems   Systems that do not exchange matter or energy with the surroundings.  
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Closed Systems   Systems that exchange energy but not matter with their surroundings.  
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Open Systems   Systems that exchange both energy and matter with their surroundings.  
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State Functions   Functions that are pathway independent and are not defined by a process. Ex: Pressure, density, temperature, volume, enthalpy, internal energy, Gibbs free energy, and entropy.  
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Process Functions   Describe the pathway from one equilibrium state to another. Ex: Work and heat  
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First Law of Thermodynamics   Statement of conservation of energy in which the total energy in the universe can never decrease or increase.  
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Note About Internal Energy In A Closed System   Total internal energy is equal to the heat flow into a system minus work done by the system.  
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Heat   Process of energy transfer between two objects at different temps that occurs until the two objects come into thermal equilibrium  
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Specific Heat   Amount of energy necessary to raise 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree C or 1 unit Kelvin.  
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Specific heat of water   1 cal/g*K  
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Heat Of Transformation   Heat during a phase change which causes a particles's potential energy and energy distribution (entropy) but not kinetic energy.  
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Isothermal Processes' Constant Variable   Temp. is constant and change in internal energy is 0.  
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Adiabatic Processes' Constant Variable   Not heat is exchanged.  
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Isobaric Processes' Constant Variable   Pressure is held constant.  
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Isovolumetric (isochoric) Processes   Volume is held constant and work done by or on the system is 0.  
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Second Law of Thermodynamics   In a closed system, including the universe, energy will spontaneously and irreversibly go from being localized to being spread out (dispersed).  
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Entropy   Measure of how much energy has spread out or how spread out energy has become.  
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Note About Increasing Microstates   As the number of available microstates increases, the potential energy of a molecule is distributed over that larger number of microstates, increasing entropy.  
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Note About Natural Processes And Reversibility   Every process is ultimately irreversible. Under highly controlled conditions, certain equilibrium processes such as phase changes can be treated as essentially reversible.  
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Farenheit Equation   F = 9/5C + 32, K= C + 273  
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Thermal Expansion Equation   Del. L = alpha*L*Del.T  
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Volume Expansion Equation   Del. V = Beta*V*DelT  
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First Law of Thermodynamics   Del. U = Q - W  
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Heated Gained Or Lost (With Temperature Change)   q = mcDel.T  
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Heat Gained Or Lost (Phase Change)   q = mL  
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Entropy and Heat   Del. S = Qrev. / T  
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Second Law Of Thermodynamics   Del.S Universe = Del. S System + Del. S Surroundings > 0  
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