Thermodynamics Basics Quiz
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Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?

  • Lord Kelvin (correct)
  • Sadi Carnot
  • James Joule
  • Rudolf Clausius

    • What did Rudolf Clausius restate, known as the Carnot cycle?

  • The first law of thermodynamics
  • The third law of thermodynamics
  • The second law of thermodynamics (correct)
  • The zeroth law of thermodynamics

    • What did thermodynamics historically develop out of a desire to increase the efficiency of?

  • Electric generators
  • Early steam engines (correct)
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Water turbines

    • Who believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?

    <p>Sadi Carnot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Lord Kelvin state as a concise definition of thermodynamics in 1854?

    <p>&quot;Thermo-dynamics is the subject of the relation of heat to forces acting between contiguous parts of bodies, and the relation of heat to electrical agency.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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