Thermal Flashcards

(9 cards)

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Specific heat capacity

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The energy required to heat up 1kg of a substance by 1K

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Specific latent heat of fusion

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The amount of heat energy required per unit mass, to change a substance from a solid to a liquid without any change in temperature.

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Specific latent heat of vapourisation

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The amount of heat energy required per unit mass, to change a substance from a liquid to a vapour without any change in temperature.

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4
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Boyles law

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  • Assume constant temperature
  • Volume is inversely proportional to pressure
  • Pv = k
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5
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Charles law

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  • Assume that pressure is constant
  • Volume is directly proportional to temperature
  • V/T = k
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The pressure law

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  • Assume that volume is constant
  • Pressure is directly proportional to temperature
  • P/T = k
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7
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Ideal gasses

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  • Molecules have negligible volume compared to volume of gas
  • Collisions are elastic
  • The gas cannot be liquefied
  • No interactions between molecules other than collisions
  • Gas obeys combined gas law
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8
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Combined gas law

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PV/T = k

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9
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Work done

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Pressure x Volume

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