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Physical Chemistry
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
09/09/2010

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Term
adiabatic
Definition
thermally insulating (boundary)
two temps in contact, no equalization
Term
Thermal Equilibrium
Definition
no change of state occurs when two objects A to B are in contact through a diathermic boundary.
Term
perfect gas equation
Definition
pV=nRT
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system
Definition
the part of the world in which we have a special
interest.
Term
surroundings
Definition
region outside the system
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open system
Definition
matter can be
transferred through the boundary
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closed system
Definition
matter cannot pass through the boundary
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isolated system
Definition
neither mechanical nor thermal contact
with its surroundings
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First Law Thermodynamics
Definition
The internal energy of an isolated system is constant.
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reversible
Definition
a change that can be reversed by an
infinitesimal modification of a variable
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