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Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
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?
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?
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?
Who believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?
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What did Lord Kelvin state as a concise definition of thermodynamics in 1854?
What did Lord Kelvin state as a concise definition of thermodynamics in 1854?
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