Lesson 8 Heat Thermodynamics
Lesson 8 Heat Thermodynamics
THERMO D Y N A M IC S
LESSON 7
HEAT
• ENERGY THAT IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE BODY TO ANOTHER AS THE RESULT OF
A DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE. IF TWO BODIES AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES
ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER, ENERGY IS TRANSFERRED—I.E., HEAT FLOWS—FROM
THE HOTTER BODY TO THE COLDER.
• IN THERMODYNAMICS, HEAT IS DEFINED AS THE FORM OF ENERGY CROSSING
THE BOUNDARY OF A THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM BY VIRTUE OF A TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE BOUNDARY. A THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM DOES NOT
CONTAIN HEAT
THERMODYNAMICS
• THERMODYNAMICS – HEAT AND WORK.
• THERMODYNAMICS IS A BRANCH OF PHYSICS LOOKING AT HOW CHANGES
IN ENERGY, WORK AND THE FLOW OF HEAT INFLUENCE EACH OTHER. IT CAN
EXPLAIN THE WORKINGS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, A
REFRIGERATOR AND THE SUN.
LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS
• W IS POSITIVE IF THE WORK IS DONE BY THE SYSTEM, AND NEGATIVE IF WORK IS DONE ON THE
SYSTEM.
• THE SECOND LAW ITIS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HEAT TO FLOW FROM A POINT OF LOWER
TEMPERATURE TO A POINT OF HIGHER TEMPERATURE WITHOUT THE APPLICATION OF ENERGY
FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE.
THE SECOND LAW STATES THAT
• EXTERNAL ENERGY IS APPLIED TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF HEAT FLOW. AS
EXPLAINED IN THE FIRST LAW, REFRIGERATORS HAVE MOTORS THAT DO WORK.
AND WHO SAYS THE FLOW OF HEAT IS FROM LOW TO HIGH TEMPERATURE?
COOLING DEVICES MAKE USE OF COOLANTS LIKE FREON. THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE
THE HEAT IN THE REFRIGERATORS FLOW (SO IT’S STILL FROM HOT TO COLD).
BECAUSE OF THE COOLANTS, THERE WILL BE EQUILIBRIUM IN THE REFRIGERATOR,
COOLING IT. THEN THE WASTED HEAT WILL BE GREATER THAN THE TEMPERATURE AT
THE ROOM NEAR IT, EXHAUSTING OUTWARD (STILL HOT TO COLD).
ENTROPY
• ENTROPY IS A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF WASTED HEAT IN THE SYSTEM.
IT IS A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF DISORDER IN THE SYSTEM. ENTROPY
CHANGE = HEAT ADDED/TEMPERATURE (IN K) (EQN 11.14) THE ENTROPY
CHANGES FOR REVERSIBLE PROCESSES ARE BIGGER THAT THOSE FOR NON-
REVERSIBLE (REAL LIFE) PROCESSES, WHICH HAVE FICTION. ANOTHER WAY
TO EXPRESS THIS LAW IS THAT OVER TIME THE AMOUNT OF ENTROPY IN
THE UNIVERSE INCREASES.
ACTIVITY TIME:
• CHOOSE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER AND WRITE IT IN A ¼ SHEET OF
PAPER.
• THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR CLASS STANDING AS A QUIZ.
(A).INCREASES STEADILY
(B).DECREASES STEADILY
(C).FIRST INCREASES THEN DECREASES
(D).FIRST DECREASES THEN INCREASES
15. THE AMOUNT OF HEAT ABSORBED TO EVAPORATE 1 KG OF WATER FROM ITS SATURATION TEMPERATURE,
WITHOUT CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE, IS CALLED........
(A).SENSIBLE HEAT OF WATER
(B).LATENT HEAT OF VAPORIZATION
(C).ENTHALPY OF STEAM
(D.)ENTROPY OF STEAM
16. SUPERHEATED VAPOR BEHAVES.......
(A.)EXACTLY AS GAS
(B).AS STEAM
(C).AS ORDINARY VAPOR
(D).APPROXIMATELY AS A GAS
17. ACCORDING TO KINETIC THEORY OF GASES, THE ABSOLUTE ZERO TEMPERATURE IS ATTAINED WHEN........
(A).VOLUME OF GAS IS ZERO
(B).PRESSURE OF THE GAS IS ZERO
(C).KINETIC ENERGY OF THE MOLECULES IS ZERO
(D.)SPECIFIC HEAT OF GAS IS ZERO
18. THE UNIT OF PRESSURE IN S.I. UNIT IS........
(A.)KG/CM2
(B).MM OF WATER COLUMN
(C).PASCAL
(D).BARS
19. THE PRESSURE OF A GAS IN TERMS OF ITS MEAN KINETIC ENERGY PER UNIT VOLUME E IS EQUAL TO........
(A).E/3
(B).E/2
(C).3E/4
(D).2E/3
20. NO LIQUID CAN EXIST AS LIQUID AT........
(A.)-2730 K
(B).VACUUM
(C.)ZERO PRESSURE
(D.)CENTER OF EARTH