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What is the term for the pressure of the vapor phase of a substance that is in equilibrium with the liquid or solid phase?
What is the term for the pressure of the vapor phase of a substance that is in equilibrium with the liquid or solid phase?
What is the physical quantity that determines the slope of a phase diagram?
What is the physical quantity that determines the slope of a phase diagram?
What is the term for the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 Celsius degree?
What is the term for the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 Celsius degree?
What is the term for the grand total of all energies inside a substance?
What is the term for the grand total of all energies inside a substance?
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If a temperature is changed from 20˚C to 30˚C, what is the equivalent change in Kelvin?
If a temperature is changed from 20˚C to 30˚C, what is the equivalent change in Kelvin?
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What is the term for a thermodynamic potential that measures the 'useful' work obtainable from a closed thermodynamic system at a constant temperature and volume?
What is the term for a thermodynamic potential that measures the 'useful' work obtainable from a closed thermodynamic system at a constant temperature and volume?
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What is the change in length of a 1.0 km section of concrete highway if the temperature varies from -15°C in winter to 41°C in summer?
What is the change in length of a 1.0 km section of concrete highway if the temperature varies from -15°C in winter to 41°C in summer?
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What is the upper limit of efficiency for a simple steam engine receiving steam from a boiler at 180°C and exhausting directly into the air at 100°C?
What is the upper limit of efficiency for a simple steam engine receiving steam from a boiler at 180°C and exhausting directly into the air at 100°C?
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Which type of heat causes a change in temperature of a substance?
Which type of heat causes a change in temperature of a substance?
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What is the gap that should be left between two 12 ft sections of aluminum siding to prevent buckling if the temperature can change by 55°C?
What is the gap that should be left between two 12 ft sections of aluminum siding to prevent buckling if the temperature can change by 55°C?
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Who coined the term 'latent heat'?
Who coined the term 'latent heat'?
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What is the thermodynamic potential that measures the 'useful' or process-initiating work obtainable from an isothermal, isobaric thermodynamic system?
What is the thermodynamic potential that measures the 'useful' or process-initiating work obtainable from an isothermal, isobaric thermodynamic system?
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Which of the following cannot be measured by a thermometer?
Which of the following cannot be measured by a thermometer?
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What is the final state of all the energy we consume?
What is the final state of all the energy we consume?
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One calorie is equal to how many Watt-hours?
One calorie is equal to how many Watt-hours?
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What is the term for the transition of a substance from the solid to the gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage?
What is the term for the transition of a substance from the solid to the gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage?
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What type of process is characterized by the relation pV^n=C, where n is any constant?
What type of process is characterized by the relation pV^n=C, where n is any constant?
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What is the process in which heat energy is transferred by the flow of fluid?
What is the process in which heat energy is transferred by the flow of fluid?
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