Chapter Objectives:

• Describe the concept of absolute zero.
• State the fist law of thermodynamics and relate it to energy conservation.
• Describe adiabatic processes and cite examples.
• State the second law of thermodynamics.
• Define the ideal efficiency of a heat engine in terms of input and output temperatures.
• Explain how order tends to disorder.
• Define entropy and give examples.

Chapter Terms:

• thermodynamics
• absolute zero
• internal energy
• first law of thermodynamics
• adiabatic process
• temperature inversion
• second law of thermodynamics
• heat engine
• entropy

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Chapter Outline Framework:

• Absolute Zero
• Internal Energy
• First Law of Thermodynamics
• Adiabatic Processes
• Meterology and the First Law
• Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • heat engines
• Order Tends to Disorder
• Entropy

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