Thermodynamics Fundamentals Quiz
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Which physicist first formulated a concise definition of thermodynamics in 1854?

  • Rudolf Clausius
  • Sadi Carnot
  • Lord Kelvin (correct)
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Who was the physicist who restated Carnot's principle and gave the theory of heat a truer and sounder basis?

  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Rudolf Clausius (correct)
  • Lord Kelvin
  • Sadi Carnot
  • What was the desire that led to the development of thermodynamics?

  • To increase the efficiency of early steam engines (correct)
  • To understand the behavior of heat
  • To advance the field of physical chemistry
  • To win the Napoleonic Wars
  • Which field does thermodynamics NOT apply to?

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

    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

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