Introduction to Thermodynamics
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What does thermodynamics deal with?

  • Energy and its transformation
  • The relationship between heat and work
  • The physical properties of substances
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What is the boundary of a thermodynamic system?

  • The mass outside the system
  • The quantity of matter or a region in space
  • The surface that separates the system from the surrounding (correct)
  • The region in space chosen for study

    • What is a characteristic of a closed system?

  • Energy in the form of heat or work cannot cross the boundary
  • The volume of the system is always fixed
  • Mass can cross its boundary
  • A fixed amount of mass and no mass can cross its boundary (correct)

    • What is an example of an open system?

    <p>Compressor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the macroscopic approach in thermodynamic studies?

    <p>Analyzing the overall behavior of the system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a control surface in an open system?

    <p>To separate the system from the surrounding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a thermodynamic system?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required to describe a thermodynamic system in the macroscopic approach?

    <p>A few properties that can be easily measured</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between a closed system and an open system?

    <p>Whether mass can cross the boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scope of thermodynamic studies?

    <p>Both macroscopic and microscopic approaches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the microscopic approach in thermodynamics?

    <p>To analyze the changes in a system using advanced statistical and mathematical methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of an intensive property?

    <p>Its value remains the same whether one considers the whole system or only a part of it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of an extensive property?

    <p>Mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of dividing a system into two equal parts with a partition?

    <p>To determine whether a property is intensive or extensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the specific volume of a substance?

    <p>The quotient of the substance's volume to its mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a continuum?

    <p>A continuous, homogeneous matter with no holes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the condition of a system at any instant of time called?

    <p>State</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a system in thermal equilibrium?

    <p>A system with the same temperature throughout</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of a system in mechanical equilibrium?

    <p>No change in pressure at any point of the system with time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a process in thermodynamics?

    <p>A change that a system goes from one equilibrium state to another equilibrium state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a quasi-equilibrium process?

    <p>The system remains infinitesimally close to an equilibrium state at all times.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a point function?

    <p>Energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a quasi-equilibrium process?

    <p>To provide a standard to compare actual processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a cycle?

    <p>A process that returns to its initial state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales?

    <p>T(K) = T(C) + 273.16</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of pressure in the SI system?

    <p>Pa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the condition for mechanical equilibrium?

    <p>Equality of pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of absolute pressure?

    <p>The pressure measured relative to absolute vacuum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a system in thermal equilibrium?

    <p>Uniform temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of thermodynamic equilibrium?

    <p>A state where no changes in macroscopic properties are observed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic feature of a quasi-static process?

    <p>It is an infinitely slow process with infinitesimal gradient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a reversible process?

    <p>Frictionless isothermal expansion of a fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of work in the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>Joule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating work in thermodynamics?

    <p>W=P?V</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of a reversible process?

    <p>The system and surroundings can be restored to their initial state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sign convention for work done by the system on the surroundings?

    <p>Positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of work in thermodynamics?

    <p>Transfer of energy due to a change in volume or pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of an irreversible process?

    <p>The system and surroundings cannot be restored to their initial state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating the change in internal energy?

    <p>?U=Q-W</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of thermodynamic work?

    <p>Work is said to be done by a system if the sole effect on things external to the system can be reduced to the raising of a weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Introduction to Thermodynamics

    • Thermodynamics is the science of energy and its transformation, and its effects on physical properties of substances.
    • It deals with equilibrium and feasibility of a process, and the relationship between heat and work, and the properties of systems in equilibrium.

    Thermodynamics System

    • A thermodynamics system is defined as a quantity of matter or a region in space chosen for study.
    • The mass and region outside the system is called the surrounding.
    • The boundary of the system is a real or imaginary surface that separates the system from the surrounding.

    Types of Thermodynamics Systems

    • Closed System (Control Mass): A fixed amount of mass, no mass can cross its boundary, and energy can cross the boundary in the form of heat or work.
    • Open System (Control Volume): A properly selected region in space where both mass and energy can cross the boundary.

    Approaches to Thermodynamics

    • Macroscopic Approach: Considers a certain quantity of matter without taking into account events occurring at the molecular level.
    • Microscopic Approach: Considers the matter as comprised of a large number of tiny particles known as molecules, which move randomly in a disordered fashion.

    Properties of a System

    • Property: Any characteristic of a system.
    • Intensive Properties: Independent of the size of the system, such as temperature, pressure, and density.
    • Extensive Properties: Depend on the size or extent of the system, such as mass, volume, and total energy.

    Specific Properties of a System

    • Specific Properties: Extensive properties per unit mass.
    • Specific Volume: The volume of a substance per unit mass.
    • Specific Energy: The energy of a substance per unit mass.
    • Specific Gravity: The density of a substance with respect to the density of a standard substance at a specified temperature.

    Continuum and State

    • Continuum: A continuous, homogeneous matter with no holes.
    • State: The condition of a system at any instant of time, described by its properties.

    Equilibrium and Processes

    • Equilibrium: A state of balance, with no unbalanced potentials or driving forces within the system.
    • Process: A change that a system undergoes from one equilibrium state to another.
    • Quasi-Equilibrium Process: A process that proceeds in a manner that the system remains infinitesimally close to an equilibrium state at all times.

    Point Function and Path Function

    • Point Function: A quantity whose change is independent of the path, such as properties.
    • Path Function: A quantity whose value depends on the path followed during a change of state, such as heat and work.

    Cycle and Steady Flow Process

    • Cycle: A system that returns to its initial state at the end of a process.
    • Steady Flow Process: A process during which a fluid flows through a control volume steadily.

    Temperature and Pressure

    • Temperature: A measure of hotness or coldness, measured in Celsius or Kelvin scales.
    • Pressure: The force exerted by a fluid per unit area, measured in pascals.

    Thermodynamic Equilibrium

    • Thermodynamic Equilibrium: A system that exists in a state of equilibrium, with no changes in macroscopic properties observed if the system is isolated from its surroundings.

    Quasi-Static Process and Reversible Process

    • Quasi-Static Process: A process that is performed in an infinitesimally slow manner, with the system remaining in equilibrium at all times.
    • Reversible Process: A process that is performed in such a way that both the system and surrounding can be restored to their initial state without producing any changes in the rest of the universe.

    Irreversible Process

    • Irreversible Process: A process that is carried out in such a way that the system and surrounding cannot be exactly restored to their respective initial states at the end of the reverse process.

    Work in Thermodynamics

    • Work: The transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied to an object, causing it to move.
    • Thermodynamic Work: Work involves energy transfer that occurs when a system undergoes a change in volume or pressure.
    • Pressure-Volume Work: Work done by or on a system at constant pressure, given by W = PΔV.

    Sign Convention and Heat Transfer

    • Sign Convention: Work done by the system is positive, and work done on the system is negative.
    • Heat Transfer: The transfer of energy from one body to another due to a temperature difference.

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