first law of thermodynamics  [ENDORSED]

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first law of thermodynamics

Postby Olivia Peony Dis 2A » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:00 pm

Can someone verify whether if work is done BY the system then the value of work in the equation of the first law of thermodynamics must be negative?
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Re: first law of thermodynamics  [ENDORSED]

Postby Chem_Mod » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:22 pm

Correct.

System is doing the work and loosing energy.

I will cover this extensively in class.
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Re: first law of thermodynamics

Postby Tony Chen 1F » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:31 pm

And conversely the surrounding is gaining energy
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