5 Questions
What is the study of heat and its transformations?
Thermodynamics
Which type of system allows neither matter nor energy exchange with the surroundings?
Isolated system
What is the flow of thermal energy transferred from a hotter object to a colder object that is in contact with it?
Heat
What is the ability to carry out work?
Energy
What pertains to the process or chemical reaction of interest, while anything else outside the system is part of the surroundings?
The system
Study Notes
Thermodynamics Basics
- The study of heat and its transformations is called thermodynamics.
Systems
- An isolated system is a type of system that allows neither matter nor energy to be exchanged with the surroundings.
Heat Transfer
- Heat is the flow of thermal energy transferred from a hotter object to a colder object that is in contact with it.
Energy and Work
- Energy is the ability to carry out work.
System and Surroundings
- In a thermodynamic system, the system refers to the process or chemical reaction of interest, while anything else outside the system is part of the surroundings.
Test your knowledge of energy changes in chemical reactions with this quiz! Explore concepts such as heat transfer, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, work, and the ability to carry out work.
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